Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Leonard Popa Sr.
Gender : Male
Age : 79
Race : White
Date : 03/18/2021
Location : 7800 block Bodkin View Drive
City : Pasadena
County : Anne Arundel
State : Maryland
Agency : Anne Arundel County Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/18/2021, around 11 a.m., two officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 7800 block of Bodkin View Drive in Pasadena following a call from a mental health facility to check on a man reported to be suicidal. Upon arrival, the officers entered the home through an unlocked door and encountered Leonard Popa holding a handgun. One of the officers then shot and killed Popa.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality
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Last Update: 12/26/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/leonard-john-popa-officer-involved-shooting-pasadena-anne-arundel-county-police-latest/
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/investigation-man-fatally-shot-by-officer-pasadena-leonard-popa/36006998
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/anne-arundel-police-on-scene-of-officer-involved-shooting-in-pasadena
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/police-involved-shooting-in-pasadena
https://wtop.com/anne-arundel-county/2021/04/investigation-continues-in-fatal-police-shooting-of-elderly-maryland-man/
