Maryland State Police clear trooper who fatally shot Cecil County man

Maryland State Police and the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office have cleared a trooper who shot and killed a man inside his vehicle in a shopping center parking lot in August.

Trooper Daryl Brackett shot 30-year-old Charles Hall while both were in Hall's vehicle in the parking lot of a Walmart in North East.

State police said Hall was fighting arrest. His wife, who spoke to the 11 News I-Team on Aug. 25, said there was no fight. She said the incident went from the trooper talking to Hall to using Mace on him and shooting him within a very short time.

It happened Aug. 21 as Hall and his wife were loading their car with packages and the trooper approached.

Hall had an outstanding warrant at the time for failing to appear a few weeks ago in drug court.

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