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BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Friday, January 31, 2025 special police officer-involved shooting that occurred in the Baltimore City - Eastside Courthouse, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
On Friday, January 31, 2025, at approximately 8:40 a.m., a man later identified as Garry Wright Jr., entered the Baltimore City Eastside District Courthouse located on North Avenue. While standing near the entrance, Wright pulled a handgun from his pocket and pointed it at his own head. Multiple bailiffs ordered Wright to drop his weapon. A courthouse bailiff assigned to entrance security, responded by drawing his service weapon. Wright then discharged his firearm, causing a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The bailiff discharged his weapon, striking Wright once in the leg. Courthouse personnel immediately rendered medical aid until emergency medical services arrived on scene. Wright was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The autopsy determined that the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the special police officer-involved shooting death on Friday, January 31, 2025, and concluded its investigation on August 12, 2025. After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that the subject special officer did not commit a crime under Maryland law. Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to prosecute any of the officers in this case.
A copy of the IID’s detailed investigative findings and analysis of relevant legal issues can be found in its declination report.
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