BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced that no charges would be filed in connection with the November 2023, fatal officer-involved shooting in Parkville.

At around 11:30 p.m. on November 24, 2023, officers responded to a home in the 2700-block of Maple Avenue for a reported domestic disturbance. When the first officer arrived at the front door of the house, a woman, Maxine Redfern, audibly screamed for help. As she opened the front door and stood in front of the officer, a man, Arnel Redfern, shot Ms. Redfern multiple times. Two additional officers arrived shortly afterward, and Mr. Redfern and the officers began exchanging gunfire. Mr. Redfern was struck and killed in the gunfight, and Ms. Redfern also died during the incident.

The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the fatal shooting on November 24, 2023, and body-worn camera footage was released in December.  The investigation concluded on June 21, 2024. After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that none of the officers involved in the fatal shooting committed a crime under Maryland law. Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to prosecute any of the officers in this case.

A copy of the IID’s detailed investigative findings and analysis of relevant legal issues can be found online here (PDF).