HAGERSTOWN, Md. (7News) — Maury Jackson, 60, of Hagerstown was identified as the man killed in a police shooting Friday. The Maryland Attorney General’s Office also identified the officers who fired their weapons as Sgt. Thomas Wolfe, an 11-year veteran, and Officer Mason Kiessling, a one-year veteran.
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Both officers are assigned to the Hagerstown Police Department’s Patrol Division.
The shooting happened around 4:50 p.m. after firefighters responding to an apartment fire in the unit block of Randolph Avenue found Jackson inside and requested police assistance, according to the office.
Officers set up a perimeter around the building. Jackson ran out of the apartment toward officers, who gave verbal commands and deployed Tasers before firing their service weapons, according to the preliminary investigation. Jackson was struck and taken to a hospital, where he later died.
Two knives were recovered at the scene. No officers were injured.
The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division is investigating.
Anyone with information, including cell phone or surveillance video, can call 410-576-7070 or email IID@oag.maryland.gov.
This post was originally published on Fox 45 by Sinclair Media Group.
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