Baltimore County police say a man fatally shot by an officer was unarmed but aggressive and didn’t follow commands to stop.
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A pharmacist working at Nature Care on Main Street phoned police at about 5 p.m. when a man tried to pass of a forged prescription.
So far neither the officer nor the man who was shot have been identified.
According to the release, the man ran away and an officer pursued him on foot. “This is a narcotic cough syrup, often combined with alcohol to produce a “high”.
A weapon was not found.
Reistertown is a suburb of Baltimore about 25 miles north-west of the city, where protests and riots broke out earlier this year following the death of Freddie Gray, 25, in police custody.
The suspect was declared dead at the Northwest Hospital after being shot three times by the officer.
Police say they will release the man’s identity once his family has been notified.
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“There was a confrontation behind these businesses and there were multiple shots fired”, Baltimore County police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said.
