Incident

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1-16-2019 Maryland Silver Spring 0-1

Location

January 16, 2019

BB&T Bank

Incident Address

Silver Spring, Maryland

Participants

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: Mikyas Mehary Tegegne
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found

Notes

near the Silver Spring Metro station, suspect threatened to bomb bank, Officer Christopher LaPointe shot suspect

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/armed-bank-robber-shot-in-silver-spring-officials-say

URL: https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/01/16/armed-robbery-in-silver-spring/

URL: https://wjla.com/news/local/silver-spring-bank-robbery-suspect-killed-police-identified

District

Congressional District: 8
State Senate District: 20
State House District: 20