BPD releases footage of deadly police shooting of wanted man in Southeast Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Police Department has made public body-worn camera footage from the day when five officers allegedly exchanged gunfire with a wanted man, killing him in Southeast Baltimore in June.
The Baltimore Police Department on Wednesday released "a compilation of ring doorbell cameras, security videos, and body-worn cameras," according to Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau of BPD's Public Integrity Bureau.
The deadly shooting happened in the 100 block of Milton Avenue around 5:30 p.m. That's when officers shot and killed 40-year-old Darryl Gamble. At the time, Gamble was wanted on a warrant, Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley told reporters in the aftermath of the fatal shooting.
That warrant was for possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm, Worley said following the release of camera footage.
Prior to the shooting, Gamble allegedly attempted to flee from officers, according to authorities.
The gunfire erupted after Gamble's car became disabled near the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Milton Street—just one block away from Patterson Park, police said.
That's when Gamble began firing off rounds, striking an officer's vehicle, Worley said. At the time, he was in possession of a Glock .40 caliber that he had loaded with a magazine capable of firing 30 rounds, according to Nadeau.
Officers on the other side of the block began firing their weapons, too.
During the exchange of gunfire, Gamble can be seen discarding his first weapon and retrieving out of his bag an AK-47-style weapon with rifle rounds in it, Nadeau said.
Gamble was also in possession of a third weapon—a stolen revolver with a fully-loaded eight-round cylinder—and officers found in his vehicle a shotgun with five rounds, according to Nadeau.
Gamble was shot and killed by the police. Preliminary information shows that the officers fired around 40 rounds during the encounter, Nadeau said. In connection with Gamble's weapons, investigators have counted 33 casings, he said.
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced on July 3 the identities of the officers involved in the shooting.
Officer Matthew Banocy, Officer Nicholas DeJesus, Officer Austin Gutridge, Officer Connor Johnson, and Officer Nevin Nolte were involved in the shooting, according to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
All of the officers had been members of the Baltimore Police Department for at least two years. Gutridge had the most amount of time under his belt with 10 years, state authorities said.
Banocy and DeJesus were assigned to the Eastern District while Gutridge and Johnson were assigned to the Southeastern District, according to state authorities. Meanwhile, Nolte was assigned to the Southeast/East Side Initiative, state authorities said.
Worley said the officers did "courageous work" and an "outstanding job."
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division has been reviewing the facts surrounding the deadly police-involved shooting. BPD's Special Investigative Response Team is assisting with the investigation, too.
This year, a new law passed by the Maryland General Assembly strengthened the powers of the state's attorney general, giving it the authority to bring criminal charges against police officers in the aftermath of a police-involved shooting.
The legislation expands on a package of police reforms approved two years ago in response to concerns about police accountability after the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
All five officers are on administrative leave until the Maryland Office of the Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division has finished conducting its investigation.
