In September 2019, Officer Wise was involved in the fatal shooting of Jamaal Taylor, a man experiencing a mental health crisis. Taylor was shot outside a store in Hunt Valley after allegedly stabbing or injuring five people. A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Baltimore County and Officers Wise and Brocato alleges that the officers failed to de-escalate the situation or seek assistance from crisis intervention teams before using deadly force. The lawsuit claims this incident is part of a pattern of excessive force used by the department against individuals with mental health issues. ([thebaltimorebanner.com](https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/baltimore-county-two-police-officers-face-wrongful-death-lawsuit-in-2019-killing-of-man-in-hunt-valley-3KHXG4FFMFHBJOV2X2YRNEQ4ME/?utm_source=openai))
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