Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Silver Spring, police say – WTOP News

A man was killed after an officer shot him in Montgomery County, Maryland, Saturday night.

Police received a call about an “assault in progress” just before 7:49 p.m. on Janet Road in Silver Spring.

When the first officer arrived at the scene, they found an adult male armed with an unidentified object and an unknown amount of people standing in the driveway. Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff said the male suspect allegedly assaulted those people before officers arrived at the scene.

Goff said the officer gave the man “multiple commands” to drop the object, but he did not comply.

As the suspect approached the officer and those in the driveway, the officer shot him.

Officers attempted to provide lifesaving measures to the man as rescue crews arrived.

The man died at the scene.

Those who the man assaulted sustained no life-threatening injuries, Goff said.

Police have not released the man’s identity.

As a result of the shooting, the officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, Goff said.

Per state law, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office Independent Investigations Division will take over the investigation and release the officer’s body-worn video.

Below is a map of where the shooting took place.

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