By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
- • The Baltimore Police Department released body-worn camera footage showing officers shooting a suspect who accelerated a vehicle toward them in a dead-end alley Dec. 16, 2025.
- • Eastern District Action Team detectives were investigating suspected narcotics activity when the vehicle fled and led officers to the alley.
- • The vehicle reversed toward an officer and struck a fence before accelerating again toward officers, prompting them to open fire.
- • The 37-year-old driver, identified as Devin Thomas, was struck by gunfire, hospitalized and later released, then charged with assault and weapons offenses.
- • The Baltimore Police Department’s Special Investigations Response Team is reviewing the shooting under departmental policy for public release of critical incident recordings.
BALTIMORE, MD — The Baltimore Police Department has released body-worn camera footage of a Dec. 16, 2025, incident in which officers shot a suspect after his vehicle accelerated toward them during a confrontation in a dead-end alley, officials said.
Eastern District Action Team detectives were responding to reports of suspected narcotics activity near North Charles Street and East 21st Street when they attempted to make a traffic stop and a pursuit ensued, according to a BPD news release. The vehicle eventually entered the 500 block of West Lanvale Street and became boxed in.
Officers exited their patrol vehicle on foot and issued commands for the occupants to show their hands. Police said the vehicle then reversed toward an officer and struck a fence before accelerating again directly toward the officers, prompting all three to discharge their firearms.
The driver, identified as 37-year-old Devin Thomas, was struck by gunfire, transported to an area hospital, treated and later released, authorities said. Thomas was subsequently arrested and charged with assault and dangerous weapon with intent to injure; a search of the vehicle reportedly yielded firearms and narcotics.
Officers involved in the shooting were identified as Officer Anthony Bennett, a five-year veteran; Officer Austin Gutridge, a 12-year veteran; and Officer Jacob Redding, a four-year veteran, all assigned to the department’s Eastern District Action Team.
The department’s Special Investigations Response Team is investigating the incident as part of its Public Release of Critical Incident Recordings Policy, and the video was released in accordance with that policy, BPD said.