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Body camera footage shows Maryland police firing at carjacking suspect
Anne Arundel County authorities released video of an incident where an alleged carjacking suspect struck an officer and multiple vehicles while fleeing.
The short version
- Anne Arundel County police released body camera footage from a May 7 incident where officers shot a suspect who drove toward them in a stolen vehicle.
- The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Jasmin L. Cooper, allegedly hit an officer, two patrol cars, and another vehicle while attempting to escape a parking lot.
- Cooper was arrested after crashing into a second vehicle and attempting to enter an occupied car; both Cooper and the injured officer received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
- Cooper faces multiple charges, including carjacking, attempted carjacking, assault, and reckless endangerment.
Key facts
- On May 7, Anne Arundel County police responded to a reported hit-and-run in Glen Burnie, Maryland.[Fox News]
- Authorities state that Jasmin L. Cooper forcibly took a vehicle from a family member who had arrived to assist her following an initial crash.[Fox News]
- When police located Cooper in Severn, she drove toward officers, hitting a police officer, two police vehicles, and another car, prompting officers to open fire.[Fox News]
- After being shot, Cooper fled the scene, crashed into another vehicle near Reece Road and Telegraph Road, and tried to break into an occupied car before being taken into custody.[Fox News]
- Cooper was charged with carjacking, attempted carjacking, first- and second-degree assault, and multiple counts of reckless endangerment.[Fox News]