Press Release 2021

In the matter of the December 29, 2021 police-involved shooting in Silver Spring, Maryland. Pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between Howard and Montgomery Counties, which stipulates that when a fatal officer-involved use of force occurs in one county, the other county’s State’s Attorney’s Office will prosecute the matter, Howard County has notified Montgomery County that it reached a conclusion in the shooting of Osman Sesay, 27, of Silver Spring, MD, following an investigation conducted by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General now investigates all deadly uses of force by officers across the state. The change took effect Oct. 1, 2021, as part of legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly.
Montgomery and Howard Counties entered into the agreement about the prosecution of police-involved use of force deaths in 2015 following a nationwide recommendation from the Obama Administration. It was formalized with a written Memorandum of Understanding in 2019. The agreement was and remains the first of its kind in Maryland and aims to ensure transparency and unbiased prosecution.
REPORT - December 2021 Event (pdf file) Link to body worn camera video released by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General on January 12, 2022:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXk_CAETqOA John J. McCarthy State’s Attorney For Montgomery County, Maryland

In the matter of the July 16, 2021 police-involved shooting in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Pursuant to an agreement between the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office is providing this written memorandum detailing its investigation and conclusion regarding a Police- Involved Shooting that occurred on July 16, 2021 in Gaithersburg, Maryland REPORT - July 2021 Event (pdf file) John J. McCarthy State’s Attorney For Montgomery County, Maryland

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In the matter of the January 8, 2021 police-involved shooting in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Pursuant to an agreement between our two offices, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Howard County is hereby providing this written memorandum detailing our investigation and the conclusions we reached regarding a police-involved shooting that occurred on January 8, 2021 at 14 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland. REPORT - January 2021 Event (pdf file) John J. McCarthy State’s Attorney For Montgomery County, Maryland

In the matter of the February 6, 2021 police-involved shooting in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Pursuant to an agreement between our two offices, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Howard County is hereby providing this written memorandum detailing our investigation and the conclusions we reached regarding a police-involved shooting that occurred on February 6, 2021 in the 6000 block of Olney Laytonsville Road in Gaithersburg REPORT - February 2021 Event(pdf file) John J. McCarthy State’s Attorney For Montgomery County, Maryland