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An off-duty sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot outside a bar in Baltimore, Md., and a suspect has been arrested, according to police.
Jewel Crowder mugshot.Baltimore Police Department
Baltimore Police Department
The incident took place outside Wayward Bar and Kitchen, located at 1117 South Charles Street,according to CBS Baltimore.
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“This unfortunate incident is a great loss to the law enforcement community, his family and friends, and each of us,” acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said, per CBS Baltimore.
The Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police/ Facebook
“He just finished the academy in March, and I knew he was a good person and good young man. That’s why I chose to put him through the academy,” Howard County Sheriff Marcus Harris said, per the outlet.
The department wrote a follow-upposton Saturday thanking “all of those involved in the swift identification and apprehension of Jewel Crowder,” along with a photo of the suspect’s handcuffed wrist.
“He was a very intelligent young man, hilarious, very driven, eager to follow in his father’s footsteps, very family oriented,” McKelvey tells PEOPLE. “He was an avid golfer and he did participate in many of our golf tournaments.”
“We’re a very small agency,” she adds. “We have about 80 deputies here — it’s very small, so we see each other all the time. It’s not like there are 5,000 officers where you hardly see anybody. We’re a very family oriented agency, so this really did impact us.”
source: people.com
