WATCH: Baltimore County Officer Shoots Intoxicated, Unarmed Man

By Tactical Life

A Baltimore County officer, along with Baltimore County Police, is under fire following the release of body cam footage from a November 2019 fatal shooting. Footage shows an alleged drunken man repeatedly ignore commands and get out of his vehicle. As he turns, an officer engages the unknown threat in the dark, ultimately killing the man.

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The terrible incident began when the suspect’s mother dialed 9-1-1, reporting her son intoxicated, armed and threatening to do harm to himself or others. When officers finally spotted the man, identified as 48-year-old Eric Sopp, they approached with caution.

“The information that was provided to the officers by our dispatchers was that he did have an ice pick earlier in the night when he was threatening the people inside his home. To our officers’ knowledge, he still potentially had that weapon,” Baltimore County Police Officer Jennifer Peach told wbaltv.com.

Footage shows an officer, via body cam, approach the vehicle from the rear, passenger side. The officer repeatedly issues commands to shut off the vehicle, place hands on the …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life