In the early morning hours of August 29, 2016, the community of Bel Air, Maryland, was once again the scene of a tense police standoff involving 42-year-old James L. Ward. This time, however, the encounter would end in tragedy. Law enforcement had been dispatched to his residence on Stratton Court after receiving a report of a suicidal individual. Upon their arrival, deputies were unable to make contact with Ward, a veteran officer of the Baltimore County Police Department.
As the hours s
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