Anne Arundel County police arrested a suspect Friday morning in the shooting of an officer in Annapolis in the middle of the night that left the officer in critical condition.
Colvin Lamar White, 30, of the 1600 block of Clay Hill Road in Annapolis, was charged with the following: attempted first degree murder, attempted second degree murder, use of a firearm in felony/violent crime, handgun on person, regulated firearm/illegal possession, conspiracy to commit robbery, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
Mr. White was located without incident at 9 a.m. in the 1800 block of Meade Village Circle in Severn, Maryland. He is currently being held at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center without bond.
The wounded officer is Cpl. Larry Adams, a 10-year veteran of the agency assigned to the Patrol Services Bureau in the county’s Eastern District, police said.
Cpl. Adams remained in critical condition at Shock Trauma at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, police said Saturday afternoon.
His wife posted a message on the Facebook page of Anne Arundel 1st Alert, a private breaking news service: “Hi, I am Larry’s wife, Ritu. My kids and I would like to thank everyone for all of your loving prayers and words. A special thanks to AACP and Shock Trauma. Larry is such a loved police officer by many and I am in awe of all of your kindness. I can’t thank all of you enough. Keep the prayers coming for a speedy recovery…”
Lt. T.J. Smith, police spokesman, said Friday that Anne Arundel County Chief of Police Timothy J. Altomare was with the officer at Shock Trauma after the shooting.
Police tweeted: “Officer who was shot had several surgeries today. He remains critical. On behalf of Chief Altomare, thank you for your thoughts and prayers.”
“My primary focus has been the health and well-being of our officer,” Chief Altomare said in a separate statement. “It was a cowardly act and I am proud of the men and women of this agency for coming together to identify and charge the person responsible.”
At 2:20 a.m. Friday, the officer went on his own to a 7-Eleven at 720 East College Parkway to visit the business. Then he spoke with a witness who was suspicious of a man outside the door, and the officer “self-initiated” contact with the suspect, Lt. Smith said.
The two scuffled, and the suspect ran on foot before he shot the officer about 200 feet away from the 7-Eleven, police said.
Witnesses told police they heard at least one gunshot.
Although the officer didn’t call for backup, “the officer was not responding to his radio,” police said.
Other officers who were en route to back him up arrived at the scene and found him shot in his upper body, Lt. Smith said.
“It doesn’t appear that the gun was taken away from the officer,” Lt. Smith said, confirming that the suspect had a weapon of his own.
“This is the first Anne Arundel County police officer shot in the line of duty since July of 2008 when an officer was shot in Brooklyn Park. There have been no fatal shootings of officers in the Anne Arundel County Police Department history,” police said in a later statement.
Anyone who has any other information related to this shooting is urged to contact Detective Jason Dipietro of the Homicide Unit at 410-222-3415 or the Tip Line at 410-222-4700. You can also contact Metro Crime Stoppers with any information.
• Maria Stainer can be reached at mstainer@washingtontimes.com.
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