Death by Cop  2026

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Demarcus Irish

Age : 36

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 02/11/2026

Location : Newport Circle and Cobbler Place

City : White Plains

County : Charles

State : Maryland

Agency : Charles County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/11/2026, Charles County Sheriff’s Office officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Demarcus Irish in a residential area in the 10000 block of Cobbler Place in White Plains. Officers approached Irish during the operation and he raised a machete over his head while facing them. Two officers opened fire, striking him. Emergency responders arrived and pronounced Irish dead at the scene. Authorities recovered a machete near him. The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division assumed control of the case, identified the decedent and officers, and continues investigating the shooting while body worn camera footage review and release procedures proceed.
 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Independent-Investigations-Division-Investigating-a-Fatal-Police-Involved-Shooting-in-Charles-County--.aspx
https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Decedent-and-Officers-Identified-in-Fatal-Police-Involved-Shooting-in-Charles-County.aspx
https://thebaynet.com/deadly-afternoon-gunfire-man-shot-multiple-times-in-white-plains-neighborhood/