Maryland Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Fatal Baltimore Police Shooting

A fatal police shooting in Baltimore City on Tuesday has triggered a mandatory state investigation, with the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division announcing it has opened a formal inquiry into the March 10 incident.

The IID, the statutorily designated unit that handles all police-involved fatalities in Maryland, confirmed the investigation on March 11 and said it is working in conjunction with the Maryland State Police. Officers on the scene were equipped with body-worn cameras, which recorded the incident. That footage will be released in accordance with Baltimore Police Department and IID protocols, though no specific release date has been given.

The names of the decedent and the involved officers have not yet been made public. Under IID protocol, those identities are generally disclosed within two business days of the incident, though the division can extend that window if there is specific reason to believe an officer's safety could be at risk.

The IID is not merely reviewing the shooting for policy compliance. Under Maryland law, the division holds exclusive authority to prosecute police-involved incidents resulting in death or injuries likely to result in death, and its mandate is to determine whether criminal charges are warranted. The Maryland Office of the Attorney General and the Baltimore Police Department have reached a separate agreement to allow the attorney general's investigation to proceed while still permitting BPD to satisfy the investigatory requirements of its federal consent decree.

That record of prosecution is a narrow one. Of 39 police-involved fatality investigations the IID has completed statewide, it has brought criminal charges in just two cases. The first of those was dismissed 10 months after charges were filed. Nine other investigations across the state remain pending, including a January 20, 2026 incident in which police shot and killed a man on a bicycle near Eastern Avenue.

Attorney General Anthony Brown's office has in recent months also declined to bring charges in the fatal shooting of a Dundalk man by Baltimore County Police, concluding the evidence did not meet the standard required for prosecution under Maryland law.

Anyone with information about Tuesday's shooting, including cell phone video or private surveillance footage, can contact the IID directly at (410) 576-7070 or by email at IID@oag.maryland.gov. The OAG's media line is 410-576-7009. Additional name and evidence disclosures are expected in the coming days as the investigation proceeds.