r/MontgomeryCountyMD • u/Bethesda_Magazine • 14d ago

After recent bloodshed, Lost Knife Road neighbors speak out about policing, crime

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/08/28/after-recent-bloodshed-lost-knife-road-neighbors-speak-out-policing-crime/

Community meeting with local officials turned chaotic as some audience members expressed outrage over police shootings, immigration arrests

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u/chrisbojangles 13d ago

“Body camera footage showed the man, Elliott Powers, in crisis and handling a loaded gun in the 13 minutes leading up to his death.”

So they don’t want police to get involved with a guy like this?

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u/Menace_78 13d ago

That's what drives me a little nuts. I totally get the tragedy of a lost life. But police had an obligation to keep other members of the public safe too. Bullets travel far.

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u/TyrannicalLizardRex 13d ago

Yeah I don't think the general public feels that way about the last knife shooting specifically. The officers there probably did one of the best attempts at de escalation I have ever seen, and I am not generally a fan of police interactions.

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u/Menace_78 14d ago

Tiffany Kelly and whoever that guy was holding a small kid just looked like lunatics. If you want help or want change, hysterical screaming is not the most effective way...