James Lewis Jr., of Sandy Springs, was named Monday, March 30, as the person killed during the encounter in Chillum, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office.
The officer who fired the fatal shot was also identified as Lt. Charles Cooper, an 11-year veteran of the Prince George’s County Police Department assigned to the Bureau of Patrol, officials said.
The shooting happened on March 26, at approximately 8:40 p.m., near 23rd Avenue and East-West Highway in Chillum, where the Independent Investigations Division is continuing to review what led up to the deadly encounter…