A man armed with an ice pick was fatally shot by an on-duty police officer outside City Place Mall in downtown Silver Spring Saturday evening.
According to Montgomery County Police, the mall security guards had called for assistance and an officer arrived at about 5:14 p.m. to assist with a man who had reportedly assaulted a mall security official.
The officer confronted the man outside the mall and told him “several times” to put down his ice pick but the “suspect refused to comply” and the officer shot him, according to police. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured.
The victim’s name will be released pending family notification. The officer involved in the shooting has been with the department four years and has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation. Police said his name will be released Tuesday.
