FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 410-576-7009
BALTIMORE, MD – The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the
Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the decedents and officer involved in the
fatal vehicle collision that occurred on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in the city of Baltimore,
Maryland.
The decedents have been identified as 20-year-old Gabriel Castillo of Hyattsville, Maryland and
22-year-old Ezequiel Eduardo Garcia-Chicas, also of Hyattsville.
The Maryland Transportation Authority officer is identified as Officer Jamal Cofield, who has
been with the department for 11 months. Officer Cofield is assigned to the Central Command
Detachment-Patrol.
The IID continues to investigate the circumstances of the fatal officer-involved collision. Anyone
with information about this incident, including cell phone or private surveillance video, is asked
to contact the IID at (410) 576-7070 or by email at [email protected].
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