Fatal Encounters

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Jennifer Jean Patterson

Name: Jennifer Jean Patterson
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/21/2020
Location: Church Street and 6th Street
Brooklyn Park, Maryland, 21225
County: Anne Arundel
Agency: Anne Arundel County Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police were attempting to serve a warrant on a man operating a stolen tow truck. Officers surrounded the truck when the driver placed it in reverse and allegedly backed toward a detective who fired a single shot that did not hit anyone. The tow truck, with the fugitive and a female passenger, headed toward Baltimore with police in pursuit. Jennifer Jean Patterson, 42, who was the passenger in the tow truck, either jumped or was pushed from the moving truck and was struck and killed by the rear wheels. David Bogdanowicz, 52, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, unlawfully taking a motor vehicle and resisting arrest.
Unique ID: 28459

News article: Link






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