Maryland State Police briefing from Leonardtown Barrack regarding the trooper involved shooting incident in Leonardtown this afternoon.
LEONARDTOWN, Maryland- A 16-year-old, armed with a replica toy gun and a knife, was shot and killed by a Maryland State Trooper on Tuesday, CNN reports.
The trooper was responding to a Tuesday afternoon 911 emergency call regarding a guy acting suspicious who the callers thought had a gun, said Col. Woodrow Jones, the state police secretary.
When the trooper made their way to the location, they came across 16-year-old Peyton Ham of Leonardtown, standing in the driveway of a home.
According to authorities, Ham pointed the Airsoft gun he was holding, at the officer .