Police Identify Baltimore Officer Who Killed Barbershop Shooting Suspect

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Sgt. David Burch's individuality was released arsenic portion of the Maryland Attorney General's probe of the Nov. 13 shootingBy CBS Baltimore StaffNovember 30, 2021 astatine 9:37 am

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police connected Tuesday identified Sgt. David Burch, a seven-year Baltimore Police Department veteran, arsenic the officer who fatally changeable a gunman suspected of carrying retired a deadly transgression spree that near 2 barbers dormant and different antheral injured.

Burch’s individuality was released arsenic constabulary and the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division analyse the Nov. 13 shooting that killed Carlos David Ortega, the 38-year-old antheral constabulary accidental was down the shooting deaths of 44-year-old Javier Cotto and 33-year-old Rafael Jeffers.

The off-duty sergeant was getting a haircut astatine Bladi Style Barber Shop connected O’Donnell Street soon aft 3 p.m. that time erstwhile Ortega walked successful with a handgun and changeable Jeffers, the barbershop’s owner, aggregate times, constabulary said. In response, Burch fired six rounds from his idiosyncratic handgun, striking Ortega astatine slightest once.

Burch secured the country and called for backup portion a barbershop worker dialed 911. Despite life-saving efforts by paramedics, some Jeffers and Ortega were aboriginal pronounced dormant astatine a section hospital.

Authorities person interviewed 2 witnesses arsenic portion of the investigation. Because Burch wasn’t connected duty, helium was not wearing a assemblage camera astatine the time, constabulary said.

Ortega is believed to beryllium down 2 shootings that unfolded wrong an hr of Jeffers’ shooting.

Police fishy helium changeable a 37-year-old antheral connected East Oliver Street astir 2:30 p.m. that time aft immoderate benignant of a dispute. They judge helium besides changeable Cotto, who was recovered changeable aggregate clip 15 minutes aboriginal connected Eastern Avenue.

Cotto, a 44-year-old barber was taken to a hospital, but helium did not survive. The 3rd shooting victim, whose sanction has not been released, was listed successful captious information astatine past check.

No accusation astir a imaginable motive for the deadly shooting spree has been released.

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Under the Maryland Police Accountability Act, a constabulary betterment instrumentality that took effect past month, the Attorney General’s Office is required to independently reappraisal each deaths astatine the hands of police.