Maurice J. McCray

Deadly force

At around 12:45 a.m., Maurice McCray was shot two times and killed outside a Laurel nightclub when he allegedly pointed a 9 mm handgun at an officer responding to a report of shots fired. McCray reportedly fled on foot and was pursued briefly by two officers, dropping the gun at one point, picking it up and pointing it, according to police. He died a couple of hours later at an area hospital.