New body camera video released by police in Maryland captures a tense encounter in which an alleged carjacking suspect drove toward officers, hit one officer and several vehicles, and was then fired upon as she tried to get away.
Anne Arundel County police said officers were called around 9 p.m. on May 7 to the area of North Crain Highway and 11th Avenue in Glen Burnie after a reported hit-and-run. Investigators said the woman had crashed her vehicle into another car, then forcibly took a vehicle from a family member who had come to assist her.
Authorities later identified the woman as 28-year-old Jasmin L. Cooper and said she was found inside the vehicle in the 8500 block of Severn.
Body camera footage shows an alleged carjacking suspect driving toward Maryland police officers before striking an officer and multiple vehicles, prompting officers to open fire. (Anne Arundel County Police)
In the footage, officers are seen aiming their weapons at Cooper as she remains inside the car, repeatedly ordering her to “turn the car off” and “get out of the car.” At one point, she lifts her hands from the steering wheel, but she does not step out of the vehicle.
“So what, she stole her son’s car?” one officer is heard saying in the footage.
A short time later, the woman pulled out of the parking space and sped away while officers hurried out of the way.
Police said the woman drove toward officers, striking an officer, two patrol cars and another vehicle. (Anne Arundel County Police)
Police said Cooper drove toward the officers, striking an officer, two patrol cars and another vehicle, prompting officers to discharge their firearms, striking her..
Additional officers responding to the scene observed Cooper turn onto Reece Road. She crashed into another car in the area of Reece Road and Telegraph Road and attempted to break into another occupied vehicle before officers apprehended her.
The footage shows the woman lying on the ground in handcuffs. The video also shows officers bandaging the woman’s wound after she was shot in the parking lot.
Jasmin L. Cooper, 28, was charged with carjacking, attempted carjacking , multiple counts of reckless endangerment, first- and second-degree assault and related charges. (Anne Arundel County Police)
Cooper was charged with carjacking, attempted carjacking , multiple counts of reckless endangerment, first- and second-degree assault and related charges.
The suspect and the officer who was struck by her were both treated for non-life-threatening injuries.