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Howard Co. Police Officers Who Shot Man with Autism Won’t Be Charged, Md. AG Says
The 10-page report said officers followed use-of-force policy and body camera video showed LaMorie advancing with a knife.
- Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Tuesday that his office will not file criminal charges against three Howard County police officers involved in the fatal March 1 shooting of 25-year-old Alexander LaMorie.
- Howard County police responded to Patuxent Commons on March 1 after LaMorie called 911 to report he was being harassed and blackmailed during an online extortion scam.
- The Independent Investigations Division report found "insufficient evidence" that officers committed a crime, noting they fired 12 shots after LaMorie approached them with a knife despite multiple commands to stop.
- Criticizing the decision, Jill Harrington, LaMorie's mother, stated officers were "unprepared" to handle a mental health crisis and "treated Alex's life-threatening behavioral-medical crisis like a crime."
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball committed to bolstering crisis response resources, stating nearly 80% of officers receive specialized training for interactions with individuals with autism and disabilities.
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Family of man with autism responds after Howard County officers were cleared of deadly shooting
The Attorney General's Office determined on Tuesday that the three officers who shot and killed 25-year-old Alex LaMorie at the Patuxent Commons apartment complex will not be charged.
·New York, United States
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Howard Co. police officers who shot man with autism won’t be charged, Md. AG says
A still from body camera footage of the March 1, 2026, police shooting of 25-year-old Alexander LaMorie.(Courtesy Howard County police) A still from body camera footage of the March 1, 2026, police shooting of 25-year-old Alexander LaMorie.(Courtesy Howard County police) The Howard County police officers who fatally shot a man with autism in early March will not faces charges from Maryland’s attorney general. Police shot and killed 25-year-old …
·Washington, United States
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