Family of autistic man involved in officer involved shooting calling for AG investigation
Published on April 2, 2026.
The family of John Haley, an autistic man who was shot by Baltimore County Police in 2025, is demanding an investigation by the Maryland Attorney General's Office. The family claims Haley was having a mental health crisis when he was shot, and officers responded rather than a crisis team. The shooting left Haley partially paralyzed. Prior to the officer-involved shooting, Haley had been punched by police officers who responded to an emergency health evaluation order and was charged with both counts. The demands include a pattern-and-practice investigation by Attorney General Anthony Brown, a public hearing on Crisis-response system performance, the five 2025 mental-health shootings, Use-of-force policies, and officer accountability.
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