Bowie Police Officer Fires Gun at Man Who Left Car to Retrieve a Hat

Bowie, Maryland — On September 12, 2024, at 8:00 a.m., Bowie Police Sergeant Robert Warrington pulled over to help someone he believed was stranded on Collington Road. 

As the officer approached the vehicle, a man crossed the median and walked toward the officer. During a brief conversation, the officer asked if the man was there to help the stranded motorist, to which the man replied, "No, she's taking me to the hospital." Moments later, he fires a single shot at the man who was getting a hat blown onto the road. 

The man fell to the ground but was not hit by the bullet. 

The shot hits a passing vehicle but doesn't injure anyone. Immediately, Warrington starts apologizing. Sergeant Robert Warrington has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including one count of attempted second-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault, two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of misconduct in office. 

These charges were announced during a formal news conference on October 24.