Rashad Daquan Opher, 20

Gwynn Oak, Maryland
March 14, 2017

Agencies: Baltimore County Police Department - Maryland

Cause of death: Shooting


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Last updated: almost 6 years ago

Overview

Police said the officers, who were investigating a robbery Monday night at a Royal Farms, opened fire on a vehicle that accelerated toward them, shooting the three people inside.

One of those in the vehicle, 20-year-old Rashad Daquan Opher of Windsor Mill, died.

Another, 17-year-old Askari Francisco Gomes of Baltimore, was later charged with multiple counts of armed robbery and other charges. The third person shot by police has not been publicly identified. The shooting happened at the intersection of Walnut Street and Englewood Avenue. Police say body-camera footage is part of their investigation of the shooting, but have not released it.