1 | A Baltimore police officer who authorities say shot a burglary suspect at close range after he'd been subdued is being charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder. |
2 | State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced the charges Wednesday against Officer Wesley Cagle. |
3 | According to a statement of probable cause, Cagle shot Michael Johansen in December after Johansen had been shot by other officers. |
4 | In addition to the attempted-murder charges, Cagle faces charges of first- and second-degree assault and use of a handgun in a crime of violence. |
5 | The charges come three months after six officers were indicted in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died a week after suffering a critical spinal injury in the back of a police transport van. |
6 | The police department is under federal investigation. |