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Gabriel Castillo

Gender : Male

Age : 20

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/04/2025

Location : East McComas Street under I-95

City : Baltimore

County : Baltimore City

State : Maryland

Agency : Maryland Transportation Authority Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The incident began around 2:18 a.m. when Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Officer Jamal Cofield, who has been with the department for 11 months, attempted to initiate a traffic stop on an Infiniti sedan that exited I-95 onto Key Highway. The driver failed to stop. Police escalated a high-speed pursuit that continued onto East McComas Street, where the Infiniti lost control and collided with a support pillar beneath I-95. Both occupants were pronounced dead at the scene. The individuals who tragically lost their lives in the June 4, 2025, crash in Baltimore have been identified as 20-year-old Gabriel Castillo and 22-year-old Ezequiel Eduardo Garcia-Chicas, both residents of Hyattsville, Maryland.

TOTAL FATALITIES: 2

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/investigation-2-die-fleeing-mdta-officer-traffic-stop/64972526
https://www.wmar2news.com/local/attorney-generals-office-investigating-fatal-crash-after-traffic-stop-attempt
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/investigators-mdta-officer-pursuit-fatal-crash-east-mccomas-street-baltimore/
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/attorney-generals-office-investigating-after-two-die-in-crash-following-mdta-police-pursuit
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/06/04/baltimore-mdta-police-chase-crash/