Maryland AG clears Baltimore County officers in fatal Essex shooting

Maryland AG clears Baltimore County officers in fatal Essex shooting

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has decided not to file charges against Baltimore County officers involved in a deadly shooting in December 2025.The shooting occurred in the 900 block of Holgate Drive in Essex.On December 9, at 8:30 p.m., police responded to the scene for reports of a stabbing.RELATED: One man killed in police-involved shooting in Essex Wednesday nightOfficers arrived and found a man, identified as Howard Sye, holding a …

No charges to be filed in December 2025 fatal police-involved shooting in Essex

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Monday that his office will not file criminal charges against Baltimore County police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man during a stabbing investigation last December. The decision follows a months-long probe by the Independent Investigations Division into the death of Howard Sye, who was killed during a confrontation with police on Dec. 3, 2025. According to investiga…