Baltimore police officer clinging to life after being ambushed and shot in patrol car, officials say

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"She left out of that house every day and dug her feet into the dirt to serve this city."

Ofc Keona Holley joined BPD to make a difference; now she's fighting for her life.

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Baltimore police officer clinging to life after being ambushed and shot in patrol car, officials say

By JUSTIN FENTON, JESSICA ANDERSON, BILLY JEAN LOUIS and CHRISTINE CONDON
BALTIMORE SUN | DEC 16, 2021 AT 7:57 PM

A 39-year-old Baltimore Police officer, who joined the department two years ago to make a difference, was clinging to life Thursday night after being ambushed and shot while sitting in her patrol car.

At a news conference outside the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said investigators had located a vehicle believed to be involved and were questioning potential suspects. Flanked by family of Officer Keona Holley, including her two daughters, he implored the community to come forward with tips to help close the case.

Holley’s sister gave an impassioned speech about the violence that continues to rip through Baltimore. Lawanda Sykes said her sister was “a mother, a daughter, a sister and a woman” who had a lifelong goal of becoming a police officer. ... “We gotta do better in this city,” Sykes said. “Baltimore, we are killing ourselves. It should not be like this.”

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Baltimore Sun reporter Pamela Wood contributed to this article.

Justin Fenton
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Justin Fenton joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered crime and police accountability since 2008. He covered the unrest surrounding the death of Freddie Gray and trials of the officers charged in that case, as well as the Gun Trace Task Force corruption scandal. His first book is due out in February 2021 from Random House.

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Christine Condon is a breaking news and environment reporter for The Baltimore Sun. Christine is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park. She's also worked as a reporting intern for McClatchy's Washington D.C. Bureau and Baltimore's The Daily Record.