Anne Arundel County police shoot carjacking suspect after officer struck by car

A woman was shot by Anne Arundel County police after they said she struck an officer with a carjacked car in Severn Thursday night. 

Officers were called for a reported crash near North Crain Highway in Glen Burnie around 9 p.m. They arrived to find that a driver, later identified as Jasmin Cooper, 28 of Crownsville, had crashed her car into another before taking a car that belonged to a family member who had arrived to help after the first crash. 

Police found the suspect's car about 30 minutes later on Pioneer Drive with the suspect still inside. 

When police attempted to stop the car, they said Cooper drove toward them, hitting an officer, two patrol cars and another vehicle. 

That officer and one other officer both fired shots at Cooper, hitting her in the shoulder as she was driving toward them, police said. She kept driving and fled on Pioneer Drive. 

Cooper turned onto Reece Road before crashing into another car near Reece and Telegraph roads, police said. She then got out of her car and attempted to run to another occupied car before she was taken into custody. 

She was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. Cooper was charged with carjacking, attempted carjacking, reckless endangerment, assault and other related offenses. 

The officer who was struck by the car was also taken to a hospital with minor injuries and has since been released, police said. 

The involved officers have been placed on administrative leave pending a review by the Office of Professional Standards, according to police. They have been identified as 8-year veteran Corporal L. Hylton and one-year veteran Officer N. Watson. 

There have been four carjackings reported in the county this year, according to data from the police department. In 2025, the county recorded a total of 15 carjacking cases. 

According to the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID), Anne Arundel County police have been involved in three shootings since 2021, including the 2022 fatal shooting of 20-year-old Dyonta Quarles Jr., who was accused of punching and biting officers during an attempted arrest. The Attorney General's Office declined to prosecute the involved officer.