A suspect in an Aberdeen burglary early Friday morning rammed several police cars and injured an officer before leading police in a pursuit, which ended when officers shot and killed him on an entrance ramp to the Maryland House rest area on Interstate 95.
The suspect was identified by State Police Friday afternoon as Rajsaun A. McCray, 29, whose last known address was in the 3600 block of Horner Place SE in Washington, D.C.
According to police, Target security reported a burglary in progress at their store in the 1000 block of Middleton Road in Aberdeen shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday. Aberdeen Police Officer Jason Easton responded and spotted McCray, who then rammed his red Dodge Caliber into the Aberdeen police patrol car, disabling the police car and injuring Easton.
A pursuit began, in which Aberdeen officers were joined by State Police troopers from the JFK Highway Barrack. According to State Police, McCray drove north on Interstate 95 and traveled on and off various exits. He eventually turned onto southbound I-95, and reached speeds of 100 mph. State troopers deployed stop sticks approximately five miles north of the Maryland House rest area which they said deflated the right front tire of McCray’s vehicle but failed to stop him.
State Police said the chase ended when McCray drove onto the southbound I-95 entrance to the Maryland House and rammed multiple police cars as he exited. McCray’s vehicle then traveled off the side of the ramp and up an embankment before he turned the car around toward pursuing police.
When McCray’s vehicle stopped momentarily, troopers and officers exited their cars to approach McCray’s vehicle and take him into custody. According to State Police, as they did, McCrary accelerated his vehicle and drove directly toward the approaching officers. Three state troopers and one Aberdeen officer fired their service weapons at McCray, State Police said.
The suspect was airlifted to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy will be conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Easton, a nine-year veteran of the Aberdeen Police Department, was transported to Harford Memorial Hospital with injuries to his arm. He was released from care Friday morning, according to State Police.
State Police identified the troopers who fired their Glock .40 caliber pistols as Sergeant Edginel Torres, a 10-year veteran, Trooper First Class Daniel Rumaker, a five-year veteran, and Trooper Duane Freeman, a one-year veteran. All three troopers are assigned to the JFK Highway Barrack. The Aberdeen Police Department officer who fired his .45 caliber Glock pistol is identified as Sergeant Richard Clark, a 16-year veteran of the department. The troopers and the officer have been placed on administrative leave by their respective departments, which State Police said is routine in police-involved shootings.
The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit is conducting an investigation, as is the State Police Internal Affairs Unit, both under standard procedure. Harford County State’s Attorney Joe Cassilly responded to the scene Friday morning and will review the Homicide Unit’s report, according to State Police.
According to online court records, McCray had been charged with multiple counts of burglary and theft in a series of incidents over the past year.
The southbound ramp to the Maryland House remained closed until noon Friday for extensive scene processing.
Check back with The Dagger for more on this developing story.
Real Police 1 – Bane-o-copter 0
Jackass!
good one. I hope the officer is ok and who cares about the suspect. Eagle 1 never made it out the gate. Guess the suspect didn’t have enough drugs on him to pay operating cost.
What is sad is that the Whirly-bane will suck up the salary increases for the valuable local officers. Ugh, of course, the union did vote copter over pay. Strange.
Now that’s some funny shit right there
A side light to this story is the apparent toughness of a Dodge Caliber car, the car other sources say the suspect was driving. Taking out police cruisers and still runs, pretty impressive for an american built POS. AS to the whiners about some poor mother’s son got shot by the mean old police, those police and troopers are all mother’s sons or daughters and it sounds like they did what they had to do, not to mention protecting the public from this speeding menace.
Glad the Troopers and Aberdeen Officers are okay. Prayers for the bad guys family.
Marc: Do you know why Sheriff Bane hasn’t announced that there is a new warden at the Detention Center. It is a political move, does he think the citizens of Harford County are so stupid that he could sneak this past us?
Apparently, Bane didn’t sneak it past you. Who is the new Warden?
I agree with marc. You know we are related. He is my girl friends, brothers best friends neighbors cousins brothers wife’s father. I am waiting on the invite to thanksgiving dinner..I can smell whats cooking. Seriously, I hope the suspects family isn’t in the same boat as the suspect, but no family member likes it when their family member is injured. Please keep the police and their families in your thoughts. I’m sure the cops didn’t go to work thinking they would get into an altercation.
Good guys win. TY to the officers.
Yes another case where it was clear this guy belonged in jail and was rotated in and out of incarceration free to rob us and stab us and otherwise be a complete dirtbag. There are two pages of charges against him…that’s just here in MD. There’s another report his last address was in DC so you know he inflicted the same form of BS on people there too. Good riddance.
Where do they come up with these names, RaJsaun? This could have been the key factor in his criminal career, blame the name.
Hedley Lamarr,
This is a typical reply from a smart ass jackass.
Your rhyme is not as good mine, try again.
Hedley, you are a smart ass with a lot of brass. Besides having a head that is numb, you are very dumb. How’s that? Any better?
Bluto, good reply to a jackass.
Awesome
BTW, You said my reply, who did I reply to? Now I’m a smartass, goof.
Yo moped, do you wear one of those Kazoo helmets when your riding your moped, I bet you are a big fan of Sons of Anarchy do to the fact that you think that your moped makes you a real biker. I bet you look badass with Kazoo helmet, wallet with a chain, Pam Anderson barbwire tattoo, a nice vinyl vest with a Sons of Anarchy patch glued on.
Hedley,
Go back to Blazing Saddles. Your attempt at humor goes over better there.
If Obama had a son he would be just like RaJsaun.
If Obama had a son named Rajsaun he would probably be Harvard/Yale educated and with enough $$$ to blow with no need to steal. Also, he might turn out white…lol
Racist much?
Kudos to the police for taking him out of the gene pool.
While I am not the one to wish for anybody to be killed, most of you are praising this situation. I knew this man personally as my bowling teammate. He was a huge thief, and he did what he wanted which was be taken out. I will say the police were justified in taking him out.
I guess Chris Behles could take some lessons from these cops as to when to actually fire your weapon…..