Video: Baltimore Police Stop Attempted Murder Suspect in Foot Chase Shootout

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Baltimore police released body camera footage of a fatal shootout between an attempted murder suspect and detectives in its Northern District Action Team engaged in proactive enforcement in an area known for drug activity and violence.
Detectives were patrolling an area known for violent drug activity as of proactive enforcement when they encountered the suspect—identified as Jai Marc Howell—who struck a cruiser when he opened fire on officers as he fled on foot.
Howell was fatally shot when detectives returned fire, and the shooting is under investigation.

By Racquel Bazos

Source Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Police Department released body-worn camera footage of the fatal police shooting of a 26-year-old man earlier this month.

Jai Marc Howell died following an encounter with police on the 4600 block of York Road in Kernewood in North Baltimore the afternoon of May 12. The Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division previously identified the officers involved as detectives Enger Jimenez, Steven Foster and Tony Tiburzi of the Northern District Action Team.

Police Commissioner Richard Worley and Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau of the Resources and Accountability Bureau showed members of the media videos from the three officers’ body-worn cameras in a news conference Thursday.

“I’m gonna shoot you, bro,” Foster yelled repeatedly as he chased Howell in between demands for him to put his gun down. Foster picked up a gun next to Howell after he was on the ground, the video shows. Police recovered a Polymer 80 ghost gun with an extended magazine from Howell.

Foster was previously exonerated for a 2018 shooting by police, according to Nadeau.

The District Action Team was patrolling in two separate vehicles in the area on May 12, Nadeau said. They noticed a group of people on the sidewalk and Howell on a moped. Howell got off the moped and partially lifted his shirt, according to Nadeau. The three officers got out of the car and began to chase Howell as he ran down the street.

Altogether, the officers fired 24 rounds on Howell, Worley said. Although Howell’s autopsy hasn’t been completed, Worley said it was probably fair to say he was shot more than once. Police believe Howell shot first, striking the police car attempting to cut off his path twice, he said.

“The officers were in the area doing proactive enforcement because the 4600 block is an area well known for drug activity and it’s been an area where we’ve seen some recent violence,” Worley said.

All three of the detectives are on administrative leave and have been referred to the department’s health and wellness program, Worley said. Howell was wanted in Baltimore County for an attempted murder warrant, he said.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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