The two officers have returned from paid administrative leave, Greenbelt police said.
The department received a letter June 21 from the Office of the State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County indicating that the office was declining to prosecute the officers, police said.on paid administration leave, police said. Prince George’s County police have arrested and charged Littlefield with assault, dangerous weapon with the intent to injure, and concealing a dangerous weapon.
After repeated commands to drop the knife, Littlefield stepped out of the doorway holding it, and both officers fired, the footage showed. Each officer fired five shots, according to police. The incident, from the first knock on the door by police to the last shot fired, lasted 21 seconds.Police have said that they do not plan to release the body-camera footage to the public.
The State’s Attorney Office’s Public Integrity Unit, which handles cases involving police, also reviewed the incident. The office declined to prosecute the case because “the shooting was legally justified,” Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said in a statement.Advertisement
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