Baltimore County Police Officer On Routine Administrative Leave After Essex Officer-Involved Shooting

ESSEX, MD. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police identify the officer involved in a shooting in Essex late Saturday night, and say he has been placed on routine administrative leave.

Baltimore County Police officers responded to a parking lot on Skipjack Court for a nuisance call on Saturday, where an officer was then confronted by an armed suspect, 29-year-old Robert Johnson Jr.

Police Officer First Class Knight is a 24-year veteran of the force who is permanently assigned to the Essex Precinct.

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The department said he has no prior officer-involved shootings.

 

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