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Jerome Rodney Coates Jr
Age : 41
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/05/2023
Location : 8100 block of Great Bend Rd
City : Glen Burnie
County : Anne Arundel
State : Maryland
Agency : Anne Arundel County Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress during police contact
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/05/2023, Anne Arundel County police contacted Jerome Rodney Coates Jr in the 8100 block of Great Bend Rd in Glen Burnie. During the law enforcement contact and active police presence, Coates fatally shot himself. Reporting indicates three firearms were involved, including a 9mm, a .32 Auto, and a shotgun. An officer sustained an unspecified injury during the incident. Authorities stated the self inflicted gunshot occurred after officers made contact with him, placing the death during an active police response rather than prior to arrival.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://twitter.com/AACOPD/status/1709793634499879409
https://www.aacounty.org/police-department/about-us/news/police-press-release-october-5-2023
