Anne Arundel County Police Release Body Worn Camera Video From Shooting on Pioneer Drive in Severn

Nearly four months after an officer involved shooting on Pioneer Drive in Severn, the Anne Arundel County Police Department has released body worn camera video from the May 7 incident.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department announced the release of the body worn camera footage on August 31, which can be viewed by clicking here. 

According to the department, the incident began around 9:10 p.m. on May 7, 2026, when Northern District officers responded to the area of North Crain Highway and 11th Avenue in Glen Burnie for a reported hit and run crash. Upon investigating, officers identified police identified Jasmin L. Cooper, 28, of Crownsville as a suspect. Ms. Cooper remains innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. 

Department officials say allege that Ms. Cooper had crashed her vehicle into another vehicle. A family member then responded to the scene to help her, but police said Ms. Cooper forcibly took that family member’s vehicle. Western District officers later located Ms. Cooper inside the vehicle in the 8500 block of Pioneer Drive in Severn.

According to police, Ms. Cooper then drove toward officers, striking an officer, two patrol vehicles and a civilian vehicle. Police said officers discharged their department issued firearms, striking Ms. Cooper as she drove toward them.

Despite being struck by gunfire, Ms. Cooper allegedly fled the scene in the same vehicle and continued along Pioneer Drive. Additional officers responding to the incident later spotted the vehicle as Ms. Cooper turned from Pioneer Drive onto Reece Road.

In a May 11 update, police identified the officers involved in the nonfatal shooting as Corporal L. Hylton, an eight year veteran of the department, and Officer N. Watson, a one year veteran of the department. Both are assigned to the Bureau of Patrol.

Police also announced that Ms. Cooper had been charged with carjacking, attempted carjacking, multiple counts of reckless endangerment, first and second degree assault and related charges.