Police Shoot Armed Man After He Raises Gun Toward Officer

Reports on a police shooting in which officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police and the Gaithersburg Police Department fired at an armed man who raised a handgun toward an officer. According to the description, officers responded on Sunday, July 12, 2026, to a report of a man loading a gun at a bus stop on the 9600 block of Lost Knife Road. The description states that officers tried to de-escalate the situation, requested additional resources, cleared a nearby parking lot and temporarily closed surrounding roads. The man, identified as 46-year-old Elliott Powers, was pronounced dead at the scene. The description states that no pedestrians or bystanders were injured and that a handgun was recovered.

• Officers from two police agencies responded to a report of a man loading a gun at a bus stop
• De-escalation efforts were attempted before the man raised a handgun toward an officer
• The man was pronounced dead at the scene; no bystanders were reported injured
• A handgun was recovered and secured at the scene

* (Disclaimer: The content in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Baltimore, Maryland — On Sunday, July 12, 2026, at approximately 6:48 p.m., officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police and the Gaithersburg Police Department responded to the 9600 block of Lost Knife Road for a report of a "man loading a gun at the bus stop." Consistent with the caller's description, officers encountered an adult male armed who was later identified as 46-year-old Elliott Powers. Powers, who had no fixed address, was armed with what appeared to be a handgun. Shortly thereafter, Powers racked the slide of the handgun. Officers attempted to deescalate the situation to resolve it peacefully; however, Powers did not respond to those de-escalation efforts. Officers requested multiple resources to help deescalate the situation and resolve the incident safely. They also cleared the nearby parking lot of pedestrians and temporarily closed surrounding roadways to ensure public safety throughout the incident. Approximately 12 minutes after the initial contact, Powers raised the handgun he was holding in the direction of an officer. In response, officers from both agencies fired their service weapons at Powers. After the shooting, officers issued commands to hold fire once they determined there was no longer an active threat. They then moved quickly to begin providing emergency medical care until Montgomery County Fire and Rescue arrived. Powers was pronounced dead at the scene. No pedestrians or bystanders were injured and a handgun was recovered and secured at the scene. 🚨𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠. ⚠️𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡.⚠️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Special thanks to Shout-Out Supporters on Patreon: - 'DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse' - 'Zixuno' - 'HauntSync.com' - 'Rate A Creator with Omar Alkahlout' - 'Forever A Loner' - KHALID - Michael Griffin - John Doe - 'Twitchypowpow' - Lillian Daley - Tyrell Robertson - christine Grinter - 'The Evil Queen' - Benjamin Osgood - Gary Wilson - LJ - Brianna Wilkins - Elisabeth Craig - Bobby Roach - Cody Stephens - Troy Polansky - Tulla Belle - 'quadrakyiro' - "John B. GunsSaveLife" - david wallace - Brice Danos - 'PhlyDaily' - RayJayOB - Josef Rex - 'Jun' - 'Xenik' - 'GotsNoGroove Cheryl' - 'Dawesenm' - 'Paracelsus' - 'AccuShoot.com' - Lisa Overly - Gerardo Flores - 'coco Coco' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliceActivity 🛍️ Check out our Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/PoliceActivity 🛍️ Disclosure: Please note that we will receive a small commission from purchases made through our Amazon store. This is at no cost to you. It helps support our channel and allows us to contin