BALTIMORE (AP) — Newly released body-camera footage shows three Baltimore police officers unleashing a barrage of gunfire on a fleeing teenage suspect
Dried blood can be seen, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, near a memorial at the scene where Baltimore police officers shot and killed a fleeing juvenile suspect in Baltimore. BALTIMORE — Newly released body-camera footage shows three Baltimore police officers unleashing a barrage of gunfire on a fleeing teenage suspect almost immediately after spotting a gun in his hand.
Baltimore Police Department leaders said Gardner pointed his gun at officers in the moments before he was killed, but it’s not completely clear from the bodycam footage whether he was aiming at police or threatening them with the weapon before they opened fire. Worley said it was too soon to say whether the officers used excessive force but he noted that they were chasing someone who was “clearly armed” and warned him numerous times to drop his weapon.
They drove past a group of people gathered on the sidewalk and noticed Gardner grabbing his waistband, officials said. He started quickly walking away from the group when an officer tried to approach him on foot. He then started running and the officer chased him. Meanwhile three other officers followed along.
The officers fired up to 21 shots, officials said. None of them were injured. They’ve been placed on administrative duties pending the results of the investigation.The shooting follows two others that unfolded under similar circumstances last year in Baltimore. All three encounters escalated quickly, starting when officers saw someone on the street and believed they could be armed.
Neighbors said Gardner was a familiar face in the area who sometimes picked up work at a nearby convenience store.
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