Step-by-Step Police Response at Grisly Stabbing, Shooting Scene

Alfred Thomas, a 14-year veteran of the Annapolis Police Department, has been identified as the officer who shot and killed a suspect on Tuesday in a stabbing in which a woman was also killed.

Annapolis police disclosed seven reports detailing their response to the Tuesday night stabbing that resulted in the suspect, William Brown Jr., being shot by police. Police also released the 911 calls surrounding the stabbing incident.

When officer Andrew Ascione arrived at the scene outside of 1911-B Copeland St., he said he saw Brown facing down near the parking lot, and Ronnesha Simms, the victim, facing up on the ground. Both were actively bleeding, according to his report.

The victim was talking, according to Officer Gustavo Martinez's report.

"This woman was asking Officer Thomas for help," Martinez wrote. "Officer Thomas told her that he was here to help and advised her that more help was on the way."

Martinez said he later found six shell casings at the scene after Thomas discharged his service weapon.

Ascione attempted to treat Simms' wounds, but she complained that she was unable to breathe, the report said.

Inside the residence, the victim's children were awake, with a bloody knife on the end table by the front door, according to the report.

Officer Amanda Benson gave the children snacks while they waited for the mobile crisis vehicle to arrive, according to her report.

Witnesses to the incident during the stabbing who called 911 for help can be heard on the recorded message. One woman said that she was "too scared to watch," but was encouraged by the dispatcher to keep her eyes on the suspect in case he fled.