Maryland prosecutors have ruled out charges against the police involved in the slaying of Duncan Socrates Lemp, the so-called Boogaloo martyr, whose family said he was asleep alongside his pregnant girlfriend when SWAT officers opened fire outside the house. Howard County State’s Attorney Rich Gibson Jr. told Lemp’s family Thursday that the use of deadly force was justified, Rene Sandler, a lawyer for the relatives, told the Associated Press. Howard and Montgomery counties have an agreement where their prosecutors review each other’s police-involved shooting cases. The so-called Boogaloo Bois are known for showing up at protests in Hawaiian shirts and protective vests while carrying firearms. But investigators had no access to bodycam video because Montgomery County policy excludes frontline tactical officers from wearing them, the Post reported Thursday.

Source: Fox News December 31, 2020 21:33 UTC