Emanuel David Joshua Oates Killed by Baltimore County Police Department

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Category: Police - County
Old Crime Scene Address:
8608 Liberty Rd
Mapping Police Violence:

Around 4:15 p.m., an officer was investigating a crash in the Aldi parking lot when a Dollar Tree employee said a shoplifting had just occurred in the store and pointed out the alleged thief. As the man tried to flee, an officer grabbed the man by the arm, and he allegedly pulled out a concealed machete. The man ran into a nearby grocery store, and officers told him to drop the weapon, and he did not, and he was shot and killed.

Victim's Name: Emanuel David Joshua Oates

Agency Responsible: Baltimore County Police Department

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Race: Black

Date of Death: February 19, 2019

County: Baltimore

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: No

Armed: Allegedly Armed

Weapon: machete

Threat Level: other

Fleeing: Not fleeing

Body Camera: No

Washington Post Database ID: 4498

Geography: Suburban

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