Violence is always unacceptable, especially when the target is those who are committed to protecting the city,” Mosby said in the statement. Harrison reported that the unknown assailant apparently came from behind the officer and shot several times. “As the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, I intend to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, those individuals responsible for this horrific incident. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison did not report the officer’s name or gender but advised that they were in their patrol vehicle around 1:30 am on the 4400 block of Pennington Avenue when the shooting occurred. Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for Baltimore City, said in a statement posted to Twitter she is “heartbroken” and plans to prosecute the suspects to the “fullest extent of the law.” A preliminary court hearing for them is set for January 20, according to court records. Knox and Shaw are being held on no bail status, according to CNN affiliate WBAL. CNN is trying to identify the attorney for Knox. “As we now know the perpetrators of Officer Holley’s shooting, they then left that scene, went to Lucia Avenue and then committed that homicide of Justin Johnson.”Ī spokesperson for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, which is representing Shaw, had no comment Sunday. “What we now know is that both shootings are related,” Harrison said after Holley was shot. I ask that everyone please keep Officer Holley’s family in your prayers as they endure the holiday season without their mother, daughter, sister and loyal friend,” he said in the Baltimore Police Facebook statement.Ģ suspects charged in shooting that wounded a Baltimore police officer as well as a separate shooting that killed a man “Baltimore will never forget Officer Holley’s sacrifice and commitment to making a difference in her beloved city.
“Her health has been deteriorating over the last couple of days and her family, in consultation with her doctors, has had to make the most difficult decision,” Harrison said in the statement, adding that Holley’s “strength, courage and resilience are an inspiration to us all.”īaltimore Mayor Brandon Scott praised Holley as a devoted public servant who worked to protect her community. Officer Keona Holley was removed from life support, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Thursday in a statement posted to Facebook. A Baltimore Police officer who was shot while sitting in her patrol car earlier this month has died, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
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