Thursday, December 13, 2012
The man died in his rental home on Old Franklin Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
Prince George's County police are investigating the fatal shooting of a Lanham man in his rental home Wednesday afternoon. Police responded to a home in the 10100 block of Old Franklin Avenue around 3:10 p.m. Wednesday for a report of shooting. When they arrived, they found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. According to police, it was not a random crime, but detectives are working on identifying a motive and suspects. PGPD Cpl. Larry Johnson told The Gazette that the early investigation indicates the man was targeted. The Washington Post reported through an anonymous police source that two assailants entered the home from the back door where they shot the man. …
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Police hope outreach will help solve honor student's murder; an off-duty policeman pulls a woman away from a burning truck; and Bed, Bath & Beyond officially closes in Bowie town Center.
A high school junior is gunned down, the NAACP files a complaint against Laurel police; county police hope outreach will help solve student's murder; off-duty policeman works to rescue woman from flaming truck; and Bed, Bath & Beyond officially closes in Bowie Town Center—in Prince George's County headlines this week. Central High Junior Gunned Down While Walking to School Police are investigating the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Marckel Ross, a junior at Central High School in Capitol Heights. NAACP Files Complaint About Laurel Police With Feds After a video of a Laurel Police officer striking a handcuffed man in August surfaced, the Prince George's County Chapter of the NAACP is asking the Department of Justice to intervene and …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
It was a domestic dispute, police say of the violent shooting death of a Maryland man.
Biggest crime reports in Prince George's County from Aug. 14. Police Search For Suspect in Fatal Shooting A suspect remains at large following the violent death of Alejandro Trevor Johnson, 37, of Glen Burnie, according to the Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD). Police say they found Johnson fatally shot outside an apartment complex Sunday afternoon in Oxon Hill. An investigation revealed the shooting is a domestic-related incident, according to the PGPD. An arrest warrant charges James Howard Braddy, Jr., 35, of the 10000 block of Moreland St. in Fort Washington in first-degree murder, police said, and ask anyone with information on the whereabouts of Braddy to contact its Homicide Unit at (301) 772-4925. For more information…
Sunday, April 29, 2012
This week's top Prince George's County news.
Police Urge Extreme Trail Caution After Fifth Rape in W. Hyattsville After another sexual assault in the vicinity of the Northwest Branch Hiker/Biker Trail near the West Hyattsville Metro Station, the similarity of suspect descriptions has police thinking they might be dealing with a serial rapist. Yet, police do not have any evidence to link the assaults. Man Sentenced in Shooting Death of UMd. Student Deandre Ricardo Williams, who was charged in the fatal shooting of University of Maryland student Justin DeSha-Overcash in January 2011, was sentenced Wednesday to 49 years in prison for first-degree murder. Upper Marlboro Teen Charged in VA Killing Was Out On Bond A Virginia State University student from Upper Marlboro is being sought for …
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