Death by Cop- 2024

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William Gardner

Gender : Male

Age : 17

Race : Black

Date : 08/05/2024

Location : 50 block of N Stricker Street

City : Baltimore

County : Baltimore

State : Maryland

Agency : Baltimore Police Department

Officer(s) :Thomas Smith, Shariff Kellogg, Devon Lomax

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pedestrian stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Baltimore police followed a juvenile on N. Gilmore Rd. and tried to pedestrian stop him. William Gardner instead ran away. Officer claim that he “displayed” a gun. Multiple police officers shot and killed him.

Review of the bodycam provided and linked below shows multiple officers fire deliberately lethal shots at a man running away but no gun can be seen as being pointed at police in the video.
 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.foxbaltimore.com/news/local/juvenile-killed-in-monday-nights-officer-involved-shooting-according-to-ags-office

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/loved-ones-of-teenager-shot-killed-by-baltimore-police-demand-answers/

https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/news/shooting-under-investigation

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/maryland-ag-investigates-baltimore-police-shooting-of-17-year-old-william-gardner

Bodycam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpjOoHaw15E&rco=1