Bodycam Footage Shows What Led Up To Baltimore Co. Police Shooting
ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) -- Baltimore County police said a man was shot in the arm by one of its officers following a shoplifting incident in Parkville Tuesday.
Bodycam footage was shown to the media Tuesday, but the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office will not be releasing the video at this time.
The police-involved shooting occurred in the 7400 block of Pulaski Highway in Rosedale.
According to police, officers responded to a shoplifting call at the Walgreens in the 9600 block of Harford Rd. around 5 a.m. The caller told police that a man took items and fled the store in a blue Chevrolet Tahoe.
A responding officer saw the Tahoe and attempted to stop the SUV, but the female driver did not stop. The officer began pursuing the vehicle.
The pursuit continued onto the westbound lane of Philadelphia Road near 65th Street. That's where the police and suspect's cars collided. They collided again on Pulaski Highway, but this time the officer came out of his vehicle and approached the SUV.
The suspect ignored the officer's commands to get out of the vehicle. The officer fired his service weapon several times at the SUV, but the driver drove away.
When the SUV stopped just down the road, the suspects were taken into custody.
The driver wasn't injured, but a man in the passenger seat was shot in the arm. He is being treated at a local hospital and is expended to survive.
The names of the suspects will be released once they are charged.
Officials said the car had stolen license plates.
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In the body camera footage, the officer can be seen shooting at the vehicle as it tried to flee from police, and clip the officer who was firing the shots.
Eleven shots were heard on the bodycam footage.
The officer involved in the shooting was identified as Ofc. First Class McCain of Precinct 8. He is a 17-and-a half year veteran of the police department.
McCain was previously involved in an Aug. 1, 2017 combat shooting that resulted in a fatality.
He was also involved in another combat shooting in 2016 that did not result in a fatality.
McCain's police powers have been suspended with pay.
The police department is conducting an investigation into the shooting and will submit the case to the county's state's attorney office for the review and determination on filing charges.
WJZ's Mike Schuh and George Solis contributed to this story.
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