Police-Involved Shooting: Officials Release Video Of Fatal Crofton Encounter

CROFTON, MD — Officials on Tuesday released the video of a police-involved shooting in Crofton. Authorities said the fatal shooting followed a mother-son dispute in late January.

The footage of the deadly encounter is nearly 26 minutes long. The video is viewable here.

Delayed Releases

A Feb. 9 press release identified the deceased son as 20-year-old Dyonta Quarles Jr. of Crofton. Officials said the first responder who shot Quarles is Police Officer First Class J. Ricci.

The officer has been with the Anne Arundel County Police Department for three years. Ricci is assigned to the Bureau of Patrol. He has 11 years of law-enforcement experience.

The office of Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is handling the investigation.

Frosh's Independent Investigations Division usually identifies the deceased and the officers involved within 48 hours.

This time took longer. The timeframe may extend if there is reason to believe an officer’s safety is at risk.

Investigators typically share the body camera footage within two weeks.

This also took longer than planned. Frosh said he delayed this release until his team finished witness interviews. He didn't want to taint these interviews by showing witnesses external evidence.

The Shooting

Officers responded to the 900 block of Danville Court on Jan. 30 around 4:05 a.m. when the mother called 911 to report the dispute, Frosh's initial release said. The mother told authorities her son would not let her leave the bedroom.

The release said the woman told police she could not get to the front door, and she instructed the responding officers to enter. Police forced entry and found the mother and her son in an upstairs bedroom.

Officers ordered the son to get on the ground. The son started to assault the police when they tried to put him in handcuffs, officials said.

An officer used their taser, but it did not take effect. An Anne Arundel County Police Department officer then shot the son with his department-issued gun, the release said.

Authorities said medics pronounced the son dead on the scene.

The officer who fired the shot was in serious but stable condition and went to an unnamed hospital, the release said.

Frosh is still investigating. He has not issued any charges.

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