Two sheriff's deputies were killed in Abingdon, Maryland, on Wednesday, after approaching a suspect inside a Panera Bread during the lunch hour.
Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler of the Harford County sheriff's department said in a statement that the deputies were at the restaurant for an investigation, and the suspect shot one deputy and then ran to a nearby apartment complex. A second deputy then "attempted to make contact with the suspect," and was also shot. At that point, at least two other deputies fired at the suspect, and he died at the scene, Gahler said. No customers inside the resturant were injured, The Baltimore Sun reports.
The suspect has been identified as 67-year-old David Brian Evans, a white male. He had two outstanding warrants — one in Florida for assaulting a police officer and fleeing, and another in Harford County for a reason not disclosed by Gahler, USA Today reports. The names of the deceased deputies have not yet been released, but Gahler said one was a 30-year veteran of the department who worked in the Court Services Division, and the other was a 16-year veteran who worked with the Community Services Division. "Today is a sad day for the Harford County Sheriff's Office and the citizens of Harford County who we are sworn to serve," Gahler said.
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