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BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Tuesday, June 17, 2025, fatal police-involved shooting that occurred in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
On June 17, 2025, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Baltimore City Police Department (BPD) officers received a tip about a man carrying a concealed handgun in his personal bag in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street. Officers arrived in the area at approximately 7:15 p.m. and encountered an adult man carrying a crossbody bag who matched the description from the tip, later identified as Bilal Abdullah, Jr. As officers approached Abdullah on foot, Abdullah fled from them. As one officer caught up to and grabbed Abdullah, Abdullah reached into the bag and the handgun in the bag discharged. Abdullah then aimed and fired the handgun at the officers, who exchanged gunfire with Abdullah, striking him. Officers secured Abdullah’s handgun, but a crowd gathered around Abdullah and prevented officers from immediately rendering aid. BPD officers secured the scene after several minutes, then administered medical assistance until emergency medical services arrived (“EMS”). Abdullah was transported by EMS to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. One officer sustained a gunshot wound to his foot.
The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the fatal police-involved shooting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, and concluded its investigation on December 16, 2025. After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that the subject officers 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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