Officers IDed After Armed Woman Shot, Left In Critical Condition

PASADENA, MD — Authorities on Tuesday released the names of four Anne Arundel County Police officers involved in the shooting of an armed woman in a recent Pasadena standoff.

The 60-year-old woman is in critical but stable condition at the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, authorities said Tuesday.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department identified the officers on the call as:

• Cpl. J. Glossner Jr., an eight-year veteran
• Police Officer First Class M. Spates, a four-year veteran
• Officer C. Dixon, a six-month veteran
• Cpl. D. Holquist, an 18.5-year veteran

Police did not release the first names of the officers, who are all assigned to the Bureau of Patrol.

A press release said the officers were placed on administrative leave pending an internal review.

Authorities said they were called to the 8600 block of Gambier Harbor for a report of an armed person last Thursday around 1:35 p.m.

Police said they were told the woman had shot and killed a cat inside the home. When authorities told her to come outside, she did, but then retreated into the house.

The next time the woman stepped out of the house, she was holding a handgun. Officers said they repeatedly ordered her to drop the gun, but she did not.

"The suspect then raised the firearm in the direction of the officers," the Anne Arundel County Police Department said in a press release. "Fearing for their safety, officers discharged their departmentally-issued firearms, striking the suspect."

Authorities said they found a dead cat inside the home with at least one apparent gunshot wound.

Police asked anyone with information to call (410) 222-4700.