Aaron Mensah, a Ghanaian living in the US, was shot dead by Maryland police after he fatally killed both of his parents.
Aaron Mensah, who was only 23 years old, was shot at around 2:15 a.m., according to Frederick County sheriff's officers earlier this week. Attorney General Brian Frosh's office released a statement on Zoe Lane on Tuesday.
He was armed, according to the sheriff's office, and they had been summoned to the scene when his sister called 911 to report that he was stabbing his parents.
Later, at a hospital, Mensah's father passed away. According to local news TV reports his mother was transported to the hospital and is currently receiving treatment.
Deputy First Class Cassy Boettcher, a deputy with the sheriff's office for two and a half years, Deputy Travis Stely, a deputy with the agency since September and six years of law enforcement experience, and Deputy Nathan McLeroy, a deputy with the organization since July and three years of law enforcement experience, were the deputies involved in the shooting, according to Frosh.
After the stabbing, officers and troopers from the Maryland State Police discovered Mensah with a knife, the sheriff's office claimed on Tuesday night.
He was reportedly told to "drop the knife" by the cops who approached him before one of them shot him with a bean bag round from a shotgun.
Mensah then "rapidly moved toward the officer," according to the attorney general's office, after which several cops used stun guns and three officers opened fire on the guy.
The probe is being conducted by Frosh's Independent Investigations Division. Other police engaged in the incident were wearing body cameras, and their cameras caught some of what transpired even if the deputies who discharged their weapons weren't.
Except in cases where it is determined to pose a challenge to the inquiry, the video will be made public in 14 days.