Man ‘armed with a large spear’ shot dead by Howard County police

A man armed with a large double-edged spear was shot dead by Howard County Maryland police after it disclosed he stabbed a family member Police were called to the block of Wilbur Court in Columbia Monday evening by a man who explained he had just been stabbed several times by his brother Two minutes later the stabbing suspect called and communicated the call taker he had stabbed his brother and was still armed In a news briefing Howard County police spokesperson Sherry Llewellyn stated when police arrived at the intersection of Oakland Mills Road and Carters Lane around p m the suspect was armed with a large doubled-edged spear She noted the man moved toward officers who ordered him to drop the weapon As the event evolved Llewellyn declared officers were forced to shoot the armed man who died on the scene He hasn t been identified No officers were injured As of late Monday the stabbing victim remained in critical condition at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore The Maryland Attorney General s Independent Investigations Division stated it is reviewing the police-involved shooting A map of the area where the initial stabbing and deadly shooting happened is below Marker is placed at the intersection of Wilbur Court and Carters Lane Courtesy Google Maps Source