Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The first suspect arrested in the November 2012 shooting was Lawson Mahdi, 24, of the 13000 block of Bishops Bequest Road in Upper Marlboro.
A second suspect has been arrested in the November 2012 shooting death of a Washington, DC man in Prince George's County. Police arrested Joshua Jermaine Benton, 23, of the 4800 block of Benning Road in Southeast Washington on Friday, March 22, and charged him with the murder of Sharod Darnell James—more than four months after his death. James, of Southeast DC, was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the 5600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway following a report of a shooting. According to a press release, Benton's alleged accomplice Lawson Mahdi, 24, of the 13000 block of Bishops Bequest Road in Upper Marlboro, was arrested just days after the shooting on Nov. 16. Mahdi was charged with second degree murder and related charges. …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Aaron Burrell Kidd of District Heights is killed in a double shooting Tuesday, police announce.
Two Suitland High School students have been killed in shootings within two days, according to police. The most recent fatality, an 18-year-old shot Tuesday night, became the sixth student killed in Prince George's during the 2012-2013 school year. The latest death came in a double shooting in Forestville that involved 18-year-old Andre Walter Shuford, who succumbed to his injuries and was pronouced dead Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Shuford was from the 3500 block of Pumphery Drive in Forestville. Shuford is a former Prince George's County Public Schools student, according to county schools spokesman Briant Coleman. Police announced Wednesday that Aaron Burrell Kidd, 18, of the 3600 block of Melrose Avenue in District Heights, …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Police arrested Robert Ofoeme of Silver Spring in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old North Carolina man.
Police arrested a Silver Spring man Thursday in the slaying of a North Carolina man shot in Hillcrest Heights, according to Prince George's County. Officers also arrested a Greenbelt man in the same incident on Feb. 7. Robert Abba Ofoeme, 28, of the 1400 block of Rossiter Court in Silver Spring, is charged with conspiracy and solicitation to commit first and second degree murder, and is waiting extradition back to Prince George's County, police said. Brandon Anthony Battle, 26, of the 6200 block of Springhill Court in Greenbelt, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and is in the custody of the Department of Corrections on a no bond status, police said. Responding to a man-down call, Maryland-National Capital Park police …
Sources described a likable engineering student with a strong academic record—and a mental illness.
On Tuesday afternoon, Prince George's County police identified the alleged shooter from an early morning murder-suicide in College Park as 23-year-old Dayvon Maurice Green. According to police, Green was an engineering graduate student at the University of Maryland. Speaking to reporters outside the scene of the shooting, UMD President Wallace Loh said he believed Green had been at the university for about a year. Green earned his undergraduate degree from Morgan State University in Baltimore, officials said. The Baltimore Sun reports that he was a member of Phi Beta Sigma's Gamma chapter and maintained a grade point average above 3.5. Green also participated in the NASA Student Ambassador program and worked at the NASA Goddard Space …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Victim walks into hospital seeking aid for gunshot wound from Brandywine robbery.
Prince George's County Police are asking the public for help finding a man wanted in a shooting and armed robbery Tuesday in Brandywine. Authorities are looking for Terry Lynn Savoy, 43, also known as Terry Lynn Brown, who has no fixed address. Savoy is charged with first degree assault, and police are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to call them. The victim walked into an area hospital for help after being robbed and shot in the 14200 block of Gibbons Church Road, according to police. The victim and suspect are acquaintances. Anyone with information can call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s R.I.D. South District IV Investigative Unit at (301) 749-5064. Police said callers wishing to remain anonymous …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Fort Washington victim and Forestville man suspected of shooting him were acquaintances, police said.
Prince Goerge's County Police have arrested a suspect in the Feb. 8 fatal shooting of a man in Forestville. After the shooting, the suspect drove the victim to a Capitol Heights firehouse and fled, police said. According to police, the victim and the suspect were acquaintances. The suspect, Sean Prince Hallowell, 25, of the 2500 block of Timbercrest Drive in Forestville was arrested Tuesday in Palmer Park and is charged with first degree murder, police said. He is being held at the Department of Corrections on a no bond status. The victim, Charles Robert Thompson, 27, of the 200 block of Whitehaven Circle in Fort Washington was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital, according to police. Corp. Clinton Copeland, a spokesman …
A deputy sheriff who works in Alexandria, VA, was confronted by a burglary suspect when he arrived home to Fort Washington, according to police.
Update: 6:02 p.m.: Police have identified the burglary suspect who they say was fatally shot by a VA deputy sheriff while the deputy's Fort Washington home was being burglarized. The deceased suspect is Jon Adgrain Pocknett, 20, of the 4000 block of Doncaster Drive in Indian Head, according to police. Original Post: Authorities say an Alexandria, VA deputy sheriff who lives in Fort Washington shot a burglary suspect to death Tuesday night inside his home. According to Prince George's County police, the deputy noticed his front door was damaged around 10:50 p.m. when he returned to his residence in 8400 block of Rose Marie Drive. When he went inside, he was reportedly confronted by the suspect. The homeowner shot the apparent burglar, who …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Graduate student Dayvon Maurice Green took his life after firing on his roommates, killing one.
Editor's note: Early Tuesday morning, two University of Maryland students were left dead and another injured in a shooting on 36th Ave. in College Park. Police say that the gunman, identified as 23-year-old graduate student Dayvon Maurice Green, set several fires around his house before shooting two of his roommates when they came outside. One—Stephen Alex Rane, 22, of Silver Spring—was later pronounced dead, while another suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Green then turned the gun on himself, according to police. News of the incident sent shockwaves around College Park and the UMD community. Find continuous coverage of this story below, or follow the latest from College Park Patch on Twitter and Facebook. Update, 8:21 p.m.: UMD …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Shoot causes police to take a closer look at the adult entertainment club.
Update, Feb. 13, 10:45 a.m.: Police on Monday identified a DC man as a suspect in a shooting outside the Stardust Lounge on Feb. 6. Marcus Antonio McCray, of the 200 block of Newcomb Street in Southeast was arrested Feb. 6 and charged with attempted first degree murder, first degree assault and other charges, police said. Original Post, Feb. 11, 12:23 p.m.: Two days after a man was shot at the Stardust Lounge in District Heights, police issued a violation notice Friday that ordered the adult entertainment club to close. It was operating without the required use and occupancy permit, police said in a news release Monday. Police arrested a suspect Wednesday in the shooting, according to PGPD Lt. Bill Alexander, who said an initial …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Authorities believe the shooting occurred elsewhere.
Update, Feb. 11: Police have released the identity of a man who died last week after he was found suffering from a gunshot wound outside a Capitol Heights firehouse. Charles Robert Thompson, 27, of the 200 block of Whitehaven Circle in Fort Washington was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital, according to police. Original story: Police say a male found suffering from a gunshot wound Friday outside a Capitol Heights firehouse was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital. According to Corp. Clinton Copeland, a spokesman for the Prince George's County Police Department, officer discovered the victim around 12:20 a.m. in the parking lot of a firehouse in the 1400 block of Ritchie Marlboro Rd. The Ritchie Volunteer Fire…
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