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: Video Shows Spear-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Howard County Cop, AG Releases Footage
The Attorney General’s Office has released video of a fatal shooting in Maryland that involves a man brandishing a spear.
As Micah Booker charged at an officer brandishing a spear, he was shot and killed.
As Micah Booker charged at an officer brandishing a spear, he was shot and killed.
As Micah Booker charged at an officer brandishing a spear, he was shot and killed.
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As Micah Booker charged at an officer brandishing a spear, he was shot and killed.
As Micah Booker charged at an officer brandishing a spear, he was shot and killed.
After reportedly stabbing a family member and refusing to drop the weapon, Micah Booker, 23, of Columbia, was shot dead by an officer in Howard County while brandishing a huge spear, according to investigators.
On Monday, June 9, just before 7:30 p.m., the shooting on Wilbur Court was reported.
The just made public video shows Booker running toward Howard County Police Officer Michael McKee out of the blue. McKee fired one shot, hitting Booker in the head.
* WARNING: There is gruesome footage of the shooting death in the video.
Investigators say a man in his 20s called Howard County Police, claiming a family member had stabbed him multiple times and had since left the scene.
Police later identified the stabbing victim as 26-year-old Samuel Louie Booker IV of Columbia. Following the attack, he was admitted to the hospital in critical condition.
According to investigators, Booker called 911 again two minutes later, this time stating that he was armed and at the intersection of Oakland Mills Road and Carters Lane.
Multiple witnesses told the Maryland Independent Investigations Division (IID) that when cops arrived, they saw a man brandishing a big spear.
Investigators were informed by witnesses that the suspect came up to the officer and would not put down the gun. The cop shot him, and he was declared dead at the site.
The AG’s IID is still investigating the tragic officer-involved shooting.
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