Location

March 25, 2019

Thurmont, Maryland

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
• Home Invasion
• Home Invasion - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
• Officer Involved Incident
• Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
• Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide by cop

Notes

Suspect armed with gun, called in break-in at former home (protective order with current resident) with himself as suspect, Sgt. Kevin Riffle shot him

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

• Type: Handgun

Sources

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• URL: https://wjla.com/news/local/man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-md

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• URL: https://www.wbaltv.com/article/fatal-thurmont-officer-involved-shooting/26934364

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• URL: https://wtop.com/frederick-county/2019/03/deputy-named-in-fatal-thurmont-shooting/

District

Congressional District: 8
State Senate District: 4
State House District: 4