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A Maryland police officer fatally shot a man who was handcuffed and strapped in a seatbelt in the front of a police car on Monday. On Tuesday Chief Henry P. Stawinski announced the officer who fatally shot Micheal Green has been charged with murder Michael Owen, a 10-year-veteran of the department, has been charged with murder, manslaughter and associated weapons charges according to WMAR 2.

“I am unable to come to the community and provide a reasonable explanation for the events that occurred last night,” Stawinski said. “I have concluded what happened last night was a crime.”

The officer involved in the shooting wasn’t wearing a body camera. The incident took place in Temple Hills where police responded to a 911 call around 8 p.m. concerning a driver who hit multiple cars in the area according to NBC Washington.

Christina Cotterman a spokesperson for the Prince George’s Count Police Depart claim officers discovered the suspect and believed they smelled PCP from his vehicle. Cotterman said officers handcuffed the driver with his hands behind his and put him in the front passenger seat of the vehicle. Then when one officer got into the driver’s seat awaiting a drug recognition expert to come on the scene, Cotterman said two witnesses told police they saw or heard some type of struggle start before they heard gunshots coming from inside the squad car.

The officer shot the suspect multiple times with his firearm, according to Cotterman. According to Cotterman, officers attempted to save the suspect’s life, however, he passed away after being taken to the hospital. The police department is now investigating the incident, including searching to find if any close by surveillance video captured the incident, Cotterman said.

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