Police received a report of a possible kidnapping involving a woman and a man. Witnesses reportedly told police the victim was taken at gunpoint. Warrants on charges of reckless endangerment and first-degree kidnapping were signed against the man. Officers received a tip that the man was at the Microtel Inn and Suites, and the man fired on officers, and the officers shot and killed him. Gary Moncrief's estate said the he was unarmed and getting into a car carrying his mother, aunt and a family friend when he was killed.
Agency: Montgomery Police Department
Motive: alleged kidnapping
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Gary Moncrief
Death Date: May 18, 2021
County: Montgomery
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: undetermined
Washington Post Database ID: 6864