Remembering Officer Keona Holley: Baltimore officer ambushed, shot in patrol car a year ago
BALTIMORE - One year ago, a community and police department were shattered, just days before Christmas.
Baltimore City Police Officer Keona Holley was ambushed and shot while sitting in her patrol car in Curtis Bay.
Holley, a mother of four, was working overtime when she was shot on Dec. 16, 2021. She died a week later at the hospital.
Elliot Knox, 31, and Travon Shaw, 32, face murder charges of Officer Holley. They also face murder charges in the shooting death of Justin Johnson, who was killed hours later.
Police escort transporting officer Keona Holley’s casket in a hearse to Baltimore Convention Center. @wjz pic.twitter.com/4AasbKrdU3
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They are scheduled to appear in court in early 2023.
Charging documents for the pair show that Knox told police he was there when Shaw opened fire into Holley's patrol car last Thursday morning. The documents state the men were seen on surveillance video parking down the street from the officer's car before the shooting unfolded.
Holley was shot several times, including at least once in the head, according to charging documents.