Police said a Baltimore man was not armed when he was killed by a Howard County police officer, but threatened to kill himself and officers.
The man who was shot and killed by a Howard County police officer on Thursday evening had threatened to kill himself and police officers, but was not armed when he was shot, according to police. Percy Holland, 32, of 586 Preston Street in Baltimore, reportedly shouted at police "You're going to have to kill me or I'm going to kill you" and "I have a gun, I will use it," according to police. Howard County Police located Holland at a Columbia home near the 9000 Block of Constant Course after Baltimore police issued a warrant for his arrest. Baltimore police were searching for Holland after he allegedly held his estranged girlfriend at gunpoint and assaulted her early on Thursday morning. The estranged girlfriend managed to escape and call …
The man was wanted in Baltimore City on a warrant for first- and second-degree assault, as well as gun charges, according to police.
UPDATE - 11:55 a.m. - This story was updated to include additional information about the 2-year-old. For more information on the suspect see the latest article - http://patch.com/A-wPDn Original Story A Howard County police officer shot and killed a Baltimore man in Columbia Thursday evening after he allegedly held his estranged girlfriend at gunpoint, said police. The estranged girlfriend reported that the man, whose identity has not yet been released, had broken into her home just after midnight on Thursday and awakened her by putting a gun to her head, according to police. Police said the woman was held overnight as the suspect assaulted her. In the morning, she was able to escape and call 911, but the suspect escaped with the couples …
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Nickell L. Saddler
12:06 am on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Say what you want to say, people always want to be quick to judge and no nothing about the situation. Everything is not always black and white. For that matter why couldn't the cop have just wounded him? Did you stop and think of what emotional trauma this young man went through to get to this point? Atleast this cop gets to live another day to go home to his family. Percy's child is now … more ›