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The report's key finding: Baltimore County Detectives were not directly in the path of a fleeing SUV when Detective Jonathan Trenary fatally shot the driver.(Image Credit: Elizabeth Janney/ Patch)
8-18-2023 12:20pm
IID Report On Officer Involved Shooting In White Marsh: Detectives Not Directly Threatened By Fleeing SUV
Van Fisher
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BALTIMORE COUNTY - The Maryland Office of the Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID) has released its report on the fatal officer-involved shooting in White Marsh earlier this year.
The report's key finding: Baltimore County Detectives were not directly in the path of a fleeing SUV when Detective Jonathan Trenary fatally shot the driver.
Brian Roger McCourry Jr., 37, from Essex, passed away on March 3, weeks after the January 31 incident at a gas station in White Marsh. According to the report, McCourry, a wanted criminal, was unarmed at the time of the incident.
The IID handles investigations of fatal police incidents, leaving the decision of charging officers to local prosecutors - Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger announced in July that his office does not plan to press charges against Trenary.
According to the report, a team of five detectives and a sergeant had pursued McCourry and an unnamed Dundalk woman, linked to two separate December shootings and other warrants, to a Royal Farms parking lot on the 10700 Block of Pulaski Highway around 6:01 p.m. on the day of the incident.
Detectives had followed McCourry and the woman from a White Marsh motel to the Royal Farms, where they used their six unmarked vehicles to block the suspect's Kia Sportage.
The report describes surveillance footage depicting McCourry maneuvering the Kia out of the vehicle block, striking Detective Gregory Depew's vacant sedan in the process.
As McCourry attempted to flee, Detective Trenary fired his weapon a single time into the Kia's driver-side window, fatally wounding McCourry.
The Kia traveled another 150 feet before colliding with a truck. McCourry was taken to an area hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on March 3. No firearms were discovered in the vehicle.
The investigative findings underscored that neither Trenary nor Depew were in direct danger of being struck by the vehicle.
The report highlights two previous incidents involving McCourry. In one, a victim identified McCourry as a shooter, and in another, dubbed a "road rage incident," McCourry allegedly fired at a man and his daughter. Thankfully, neither were harmed.
Detective Trenary, a 16-year veteran of the force, is part of Baltimore County's Criminal Apprehension Support Team, focused on detaining "violent offenders."
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K, Truffer
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8-20-2023 6:05pm
Now 200 more units are being sneaked in on the back of 500 units at the former Sears site, White Marsh Mall. Community hearings are published only days before hearing, unscrupulous developers seeking low interest rates for the development financing, pledge 20-35% of the projects units to 'subsidized units'. The Baltimore County Police Station located in the middle of the development is useless, crime continues to increase through out the area, and will now only worsen with more subsidized units. Perry Hall Blvd. is already mismanaged, over loaded, lawless roadway because of the overdevelopment at White Marsh, and the increasing no respect for rules or law element that is increasing in the area. Gradually this once rural like area will succumb to the likes of Baltimore City. A lawless element, and police not willing to engage. PATHETIC!
K, Truffer
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8-20-2023 6:32pm
And further, this piece of work had over 50 charges, the majority criminal from 1990 - 2023. Easy to Monday morning quarterback after the fact, but in the heat of the battle, extremely high probability of being crushed by a degenerate felon attempting to flea the scene, with over 50 previous charges... Shellenburger needs to have a ceremony to present Officer Trenary with a medal, for outstanding trash removal of garbage from our community streets award. Thank you Officer Trenary.
