WOMAN PULLS GUN ON OFFICERS FOLLOWING ASSAULT A good reminder that locating and securing one weapon (in this case, a knife) doesn’t mean there aren’t others. A firearm may still be within reach. It’s also a reminder of the value of having officers observe a person in a vehicle from different angles. A subject can easily turn or blade their body away from the primary officer, limiting that officer’s view. Backstory: On September 3, 2026, Baltimore County police responded to the 1000 block of Carroll Island Road in Middle River for an armed woman wanted in connection with an assault. Officers located 21-year-old Sadie Holman of Odenton inside a vehicle. Police said Holman surrendered a knife but then produced a firearm, prompting Cpl. James Haddix to shoot her. Officers rendered aid, and Holman was transported to a hospital in critical condition, where she later died. A firearm was recovered from the vehicle. Haddix, an eight-year veteran, was placed on administrative leave while the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division investigates.
