Man dies after police shooting in Silver Spring

County officers responded to ‘person in distress’ call

May 30, 2024 12:31 p.m.

A man was fatally shot Thursday morning by Montgomery County police after an hours-long barricade in a Silver Spring apartment, according to authorities.

The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Attorney General is investigating the officer-involved shooting, according to a press release Thursday evening.

At about 11:40 p.m. Wednesday night, police responded to a call from a family member about a “person in distress” in an apartment in the 3300 block of Hampton Point Drive, according to a police statement.

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A man armed with a gun and his mother were in the apartment, police said.

As officers arrived, gunshots were heard, leading police to initiate an emergency response and call for SWAT to respond.

Meanwhile, officers began negotiations with the man in the apartment.

Around 2 a.m., officers decided to enter the apartment. SWAT officers “engaged the subject, and he was shot by officers,” the statement said. The man’s mother was not harmed. 

Montgomery County Fire and Fescue Service crews transported the man to a local hospital, where he later died. 

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Police did not identify the man who was shot.

The Office of Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division is handling the shooting investigation, as required by state law.

“Our office is independent of any police department or law enforcement agency, so having us on scene can ensure that the investigation fair, unbiased and transparent, which is beneficial to both the community and the law enforcement agencies,” Thomas Lester, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office, told NBC4 at the scene on Thursday.

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