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(Corrects typographical error in penultimate paragraph to make it "leave" instead of "lead") (Reuters) - A Maryland State Police trooper shot a 16-year-old boy dead after the teenager aimed what investigators later learned was a toy gun at the officer before pulling a knife on him, police said. Police on Wednesday were investigating the shooting, which occurred a day earlier at about 1:30 p.m. in Leonardtown in southern Maryland. "There are many questions we do not have the answers to at th...

A Maryland police officer fatally shot a teenager who was allegedly wielding what turned out to be an airsoft gun and a knife.

“It’s a horrific situation,” Boyle said. A witness saw Ham in the driveway of a home “in a shooting stance” and pointing the gun at the trooper, who fired at the teenager and wounded him, Jones said Tuesday during a news conference. Another witness told investigators Ham then pulled out a knife and tried to get up, according to the superintendent. “The trooper ordered him to drop the knife before he fired again,” Jones told reporters. The airsoft gun that the teenager wielded is c...

A Maryland state trooper is on leave after shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy. According to Maryland State Police, just before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Leonardtown Barrack received two separate 911 calls. A man reported that there was a guy acting suspicious who he thinks has a gun. Two minutes later, the second 911 call came from another man who gave a street address in the 23000 block of Hollywood Road. The caller said a guy was acting suspicious and he thinks he has a gun. Police said the ...

April 14, 2021 This is the official statement provided by Mr. Christopher T. Longmore, attorney for the Boyle family, for distribution on behalf of Peyton Ham’s Family, Michael & Kristee Boyle, (Birthfather Jason Ham Haight) Peyton Alexander Ham is an incredibly smart, gifted sweet young man. Peyton is an honor student who enjoyed attending Leonardtown High School. Peyton was thrilled in his 8th grade year to be accepted into the St. Mary’s County Public Schools premier academy, The Global ...

April 13, 2021 UPDATE 4/14/2021 @ 4:00 p.m.: Maryland State Police Homicide Unit investigators today continued their investigation into yesterday’s trooper-involved fatal shooting yesterday in St. Mary’s County and have released a photo of the knife and a stock photo of the gun recovered at the scene. State Police investigators continued to interview individuals, locate additional witness and search for evidence today. Anyone who witnessed the shooting yesterday or who has any information r...

Peyton Ham Credit: Handout COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Maryland State Police trooper was an honor student who loved cooking with his mother and spirited political debates at the family dinner table, the teenager’s relatives said Wednesday. A written statement from the family doesn’t address the circumstances of Peyton Ham’s encounter with the trooper who...