Officers J. Hooper and G. Zawodny were present when one of the two shot and killed Gary Willis. According to police, one of the officers fatally shot Willis as the other was struggling to take a gun away from him as they attempted to serve him an order that required him to surrender his guns. Police said Willis answered the door around 5:17 a.m. with a gun in his hand but put it by the door after answering. As the officers began to serve him the order, though, he became irate and grabbed the gun. Willis then fired the gun, leading to one officer to attempt to take the gun away, police said. The second officer then fired their service weapon, striking Willis, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim's Name: Gary Jay Willis
Agency Responsible: Anne Arundel County Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Race: White
Date of Death: November 5, 2018
County: Anne Arundel
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4149
Geography: Suburban