Funeral Set for Jeffrey Nichols, 19, of Elkridge

Arrangements have been made for Friday, Nov. 18, to memorialize the man killed in a police shooting.

A funeral is set for Nov. 18 for Jeffrey Dustin Nichols, 19, of Grouse Road in Elkridge. Nichols died on Nov. 14 after being shot by Howard County police on Nov. 7 when he refused to drop a weapon that officials said turned out to be a pellet gun. Nichols was said by family members to be a lover of animals and bright academically. He aspired to be an engineer, according to his uncle. Friends of Nichols said his life was clouded by bipolar disorder, a diagnosis relatives said was made a month before his death. Nichols is survived by his parents, Kenneth W. Nichols and Laurie L. Williams; siblings James D. and Samantha L. Nichols; and grandparents Geraldine Nichols and Margaret Williams, according to Harry H. Witzke's Family Funeral Home. …

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