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Two Suspects Arrested For Fatal Shooting Inside Prince George's County Store: Police Two Suspects Arrested For Fatal Shooting Inside Prince George's County Store: Police
Two Suspects Arrested For Fatal Shooting Inside Prince George's County Store: Police Two suspects have been apprehended - though one remains at large - following the fatal shooting inside a business near the Iverson Mall in Prince George's County. District resident Carl Sanders, 22, and 19-year-old Andres Rodriguez-Corona, 19, of Waldorf, have both been charged in connection to the fatal shooting inside the store on Thursday afternoon in Hillcrest Heights. Members of the Prince George's County Police Department responded at around 5:50 p.m. on Oct. 10 to a reported shooting inside a business in the 3700 block of Branch Avenue, where they found a man suffering from multiple …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Mall Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Roads Closed In Area (DEVELOPING) Maryland Mall Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Roads Closed In Area (DEVELOPING)
Maryland Mall Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package; Roads Closed In Area (Developing) The Iverson Mall in Hillcrest Heights was evacuated on Wednesday morning as police investigated a reported suspicious package, officials say. Before 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 25, officers and members of the Prince George's County Fire Department's Bomb Team were called to the mall in the 3700 block of Branch Avenue, leading to road closure and a massive police presence in the area. Please see the message below from @PGFDNews These specific roads are affected:-Branch Ave & Iverson St-Iverson St & 28th Ave https://t.co/WZeLIqPpsP pic.twitter.com/2ZaqMtUqGF — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) September…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID 31-Year-Old Man Shot To Death Near Maryland Liquor Store Police ID 31-Year-Old Man Shot To Death Near Maryland Liquor Store
Police ID 31-Year-Old Man Shot To Death Near Maryland Liquor Store An investigation has been launched in Prince George's County after a 31-year-old man was found with fatal gunshot wounds near an area liquor store, police say. Temple Hills resident Daysean Roberts has been identified by detectives as the man who died at an area hospital overnight after his body was found in the Hillcrest Heights area. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, June 3, officers were called to the 3200 block of Naylor Road, where they found Roberts suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he died…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Hospitalized In Shooting Near Maryland Shopping Plaza: Police Man, Woman Hospitalized In Shooting Near Maryland Shopping Plaza: Police
Man, Woman Hospitalized In Shooting Near Maryland Shopping Plaza: Police Two people were hospitalized on Thursday after a double shooting near a Prince George's County shopping center, police say. Officers were called around 11 a.m. to the 3700 block of Branch Avenue in Hillcrest Heights near the Iverson shopping plaza to investigate a reported shooting that left two people with injuries outside. According to investigators, a man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, while a woman was listed in stable condition on Thursday afternoon after the shooting. No information about a possible motive or suspect has been released as the investigation into the s…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Candlelight Vigil Planned For Beloved Mother Killed During Domestic Incident In Maryland Candlelight Vigil Planned For Beloved Mother Killed During Domestic Incident In Maryland
Candlelight Vigil Planned For Beloved Mother Killed During Domestic Incident In Maryland Community support is swelling for the family of beloved mother Diamond Abney, who was the victim of domestic violence involving her ex in Prince George's County. King is facing multiple murder charges after being arrested in Suitland for his alleged role in Abney's death after she was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds and died at an area hospital. In the days following her murder, thousands of dollars have been raised on behalf of her loved ones as friends and neighbors rally around the crestfallen family. The mother of two was remembered by well-wishers and family who continue…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway: Maryland State Police Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway: Maryland State Police
Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway: Maryland State Police Traffic was temporarily shut down on I-695 on Sunday morning following a crash that killed a 37-year-old man on the side of I-695 in Baltimore County, Maryland State Police say. Catonsville resident Bryan Joseph Lee has been identified as the person who was killed after his car became disabled when he crashed into a concrete median on the interstate near Security Boulevard in Pikesville. According to the police, Lee's Honda Civic was stuck at around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, and when he got out of his car to investigate, he was struck by Hillcrest Heights resident Shannetta Rene Thompson…

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by Zak Failla
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Tow Truck Driver Tracked Down After Crashing Through MD Restaurant During Assault Tow Truck Driver Tracked Down After Crashing Through MD Restaurant During Assault
Tow Truck Driver Tracked Down After Crashing Through MD Restaurant During Assault The tow truck driver from Washington, DC who intentionally rammed his vehicle into the side of a Prince George’s County restaurant in an attempt to gain access to an employee has been tracked down by investigators weeks after a reported assault. Josyah Brown, 24, who had been wanted for reckless endangerment since an incident earlier this month, has been apprehended after nearly three weeks on the run, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department on Monday, April 24. The incident was called in shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4 at a restaurant in the 2900 block of Col…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Cruiser Rammed In Prince George's Bank Robbery Pursuit Police Cruiser Rammed In Prince George's Bank Robbery Pursuit
Police Cruiser Rammed In Prince George's Bank Robbery Pursuit A police cruiser was struck during a pursuit of a bank robbery in Hillcrest Heights Wednesday, May 25, authorities said. Upon arrival to the bank, officers witnessed the suspect flee the scene and began a brief pursuit on the 5800 block of Silver Hill Road, around 11 a.m., according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Police did not immediately confirm which bank had been robbed.  During the pursuit, one officer's cruiser was struck. The officer did not receive injuries and the suspect was taken into custody.

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
DC Teen Admits Carjacking Lyft Driver & Leaving Him To Die In Maryland Street: Police DC Teen Admits Carjacking Lyft Driver & Leaving Him To Die In Maryland Street: Police
DC Teen Admits Carjacking Lyft Driver & Leaving Him To Die In Maryland Street: Police A 17-year-old boy form Washington DC has been arrested on accusations he carjacked a 71-year-old Lyft driver then shot him, leaving him for dead in the middle of a Maryland street, authorities announced. The boy confessed to shooting Abdul Rauf Khan while he was trying to break into his car on Dunlap Street in Hillcrest Heights around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, authorities in Prince George's County said. Police responding to perform a welfare check found Kahn lying in the middle of the road. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. Kahn's car was found Tuesday, March 1. The b…

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by David Cifarelli