Fatal police shooting in Silver Spring under review Montgomery County police are investigating the fatal shooting by one of their officers of a man armed with an ice pick outside City Place Mall in downtown Silver Spring.

Officer Christopher Jordan, who is now on administrative leave pending the investigation, responded to a 5:14 p.m. call Saturday that a man had assaulted a mall security official. He confronted the suspect outside, the “suspect refused to comply” in dropping his weapon and the officer shot him twice, according to Montgomery County Police. The man died at the scene.