Overview

• Baltimore County police say six officers opened fire around 2 a.m. after spotting an armed man at a second-floor window during the standoff.
• The man, identified by friends and neighbors as Robert Adams, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 2100 block of Larkhall Road.
• The officers are on routine administrative leave while the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division reviews footage from all six body cameras.
• Investigators reported recovering firearms from inside the home, while witnesses contend Adams had earlier fired two warning shots into the air during a family dispute.
• Neighbors and friends question the department’s de-escalation efforts, saying family members were not allowed to speak with him and describing him as in emotional distress.