1Baltimore, MD – State officials have released the names of both the man killed and the officer involved in a fatal police shooting in Riverdale on Tuesday.

The decedent has been identified as 45-year-old Tesfa Leith of Riverdale, according to the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. The officer who discharged his weapon was David Morris , Chief of the Cheverly Police Department. Morris has served as CPD chief for two years following 38 years of prior law enforcement service.

Investigators say the incident unfolded around 4:55 p.m. on the 6600 block of Greenland Street as officers from Cheverly and Prince George’s County responded to a stabbing report. On scene, police encountered Leith carrying two knives. Despite repeated comman

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