Overview
- Officers responded around 12:09 a.m. to a welfare call at the Patuxent Commons apartments on Freetown Road about a man threatening to harm himself.
- Police say the man approached them holding a knife and ignored repeated commands to drop it before officers fired.
- A preliminary account reports that three officers discharged their weapons, life-saving measures were attempted, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Investigators recovered a knife near the man, no officers were injured, and all involved were wearing body-worn cameras.
- The man’s identity has not been released, and state investigators typically disclose names and other details within about two business days.