FREDERICK, MD – Police officers executing a search warrant for an arrest of a man wanted for a parole violation were met by the man, wielding a knife, after finding him hiding inside a closet in the home.
According to police, on Saturday, at around 6:20 pm, three officers with the Frederick Police Department were dispatched to an apartment in the 1500 block of N. East Street to find a man with an open probation violation warrant who was believed to be at that location.
“When the officers arrived, the apartment’s resident denied that the man was present, but allowed officers to come inside and search for him,” the Frederick Police Department said today. “Inside the apartment, one officer found the man hiding in a bedroom closet and armed with a knife. Officers began speaking with the man, giving him commands to “drop the knife,” while backing away from him into the apartment’s living room.”
At that time, the suspect lunged toward one of the officers with the knife. The two other officers discharged their firearms, striking the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect’s name was not released. The department said they will soon release body camera footage, which can take 14 days or more.