New Details Released In The Shooting Of 2 Harford County Deputies

HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) -- The Harford County Sheriff's office released 911 recordings and other evidence in the February 10 fatal shootings of deputies Patrick Dailey and Mark Logsdon.

Rick Ritter has more on the confusion and the chaos when David Brian Evans opened fire.

The sheriff's office held a briefing because there were a lot of unanswered questions. This is a tragedy that instantly crushed an entire community. For the first time, we're hearing the 911 calls from that day.

Frantic moments.

"Man down! Man down!" the call said.

Heartbreaking 911 calls shed light on the day two Harford County deputies were shot in broad daylight.

February 10, the ex-wife of David Brian Evans called police and said Evans---who she accused of shooting her years ago---was at a Panera Bread. There was a warrant out for his arrest.

"My ex-husband who, in 1998, shot me is in that Panera Bread right now," the call said.

Minutes later, Deputy Patrick Dailey responded on the radio---his final call.

Inside, a newly-released photo shows where the suspect, 68-year-old Evans, was sitting. Investigators say as Deputy Dailey approached him and asked for an ID, the suspect blindsided him, pulling out a gun and fired.

"Shots fired! Shots fired!" the call said.

Minutes later, just blocks away, the suspect was hiding inside his own car; Deputy Mark Logsdon exchanged gunfire and was shot and killed.

"Suspect is down; I have another officer down," the call said.

Disturbing calls that left many in tears at a final briefing Tuesday.

"It's about Pat and Mark. They're what's important to me," the sheriff said.

Photos show the weapon the suspect was carrying in his car. The sheriff says he believes one way or another, he believes Evans was trying to kill.

"I fully suspect that it was his intention to take some sort of action against her and maybe other members of that family," he said.

Evans had a criminal history of assault and eluding police. He had several driver's licenses in several different states. Police say they had trouble tracking him down and that in point in 2014, he was declared dead by an Orphan's Court in York County because his family was unable to locate him.

The Harford County sheriff says "This was the darkest day ever in the history of the department and there's no way to recover from a tragedy like this."