Investigation Underway After State Trooper Returns Fire When Sheriff’s Deputy Is Wounded At Scene of Assault In Progress In Cecil Co.
July 11, 2021
(NORTH EAST, MD) –A police response to a call for a fight in progress at a Cecil County apartment this afternoon resulted in a man being fatally wounded after shots were fired at police, wounding a sheriff’s deputy with the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office.
The deceased is a 24-year-old male. He is not being identified at this time. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The preliminary investigation indicates that shortly after 3:30 p.m. today, two troopers from the North East Barrack responded to an apartment in the 100 block of Chesapeake Ridge Lane in North East to assist the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office with the report of a domestic disturbance. Upon their arrival, the troopers and sheriff’s deputy made attempts to contact anyone inside the apartment. They heard a struggle and repeatedly announced they were police off