The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is investigating an officer involved shooting in the 23400 block of Three Notch Road in California, in the area of the Wildewood Shopping Center. At approximately 9:32 p.m. deputies responded to the California Wawa for the reported stolen vehicle. Deputies located the stolen vehicle in the area of the shopping center and the suspect fled on foot. During the foot chase, the suspect was shot. The suspect was provided first aid and transported by helicopter to an area trauma center for treatment. No injuries to deputies have been reported.
In accordance with Maryland State Law, the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID) was contacted and briefed on the investigation.
Updates will be provided as the investigation continues.
