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DC Teen Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wounds In Maryland Park, Police Say DC Teen Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wounds In Maryland Park, Police Say
DC Teen Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wounds In Maryland Park, Police Say An 18-year-old District resident has been identified as the person found with fatal gunshot wounds in a Maryland park on Sunday night.  At approximately 6:45 p.m. on April 14, first responders were called to a park in the 800 block of Birchleaf Avenue in Seat Pleasant, where they found Michael Delonta Cooper suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Maryland-National Capital Park, Seat Pleasant, and Prince George's County police departments all responded to the Seat Pleasant Neighborhood Park, where they treated Cooper and paramedics rushed him to an area hospital where he later…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Images Released Of Suspect Running Away From Seat Pleasant Murder Scene, $25K Reward: VIDEO Images Released Of Suspect Running Away From Seat Pleasant Murder Scene, $25K Reward: VIDEO
Images Released Of Suspect Running Away From Seat Pleasant Murder Scene, $25K Reward: Video Detectives have released video of a murder suspect who fled the scene after killing a man in Seat Pleasant last month, authorities say. The suspect is pictured running from the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway around 1 a.m., on Sunday, Aug. 14 after the shooting that took the life of LaDainain McMillian, 20, according to Prince George’s County Police. The suspect was caught on video running north on Eastern Avenue, and walking down 62nd Avenue into Fairmount Heights. Detectives say that the shooting may have stemmed from a verbal dispute. A reward of up to $25,000 is bein…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Police ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed In Maryland Shooting Police ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed In Maryland Shooting
Police ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed In Maryland Shooting Police investigators in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in Prince George’s County. Detectives from the agency’s Homicide Unit have offered a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of whoever killed Seat Pleasant resident LaDainain McMillian. At approximately 1 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14, officers with the Seat Pleasant Police Department and Prince George’s County Police Department were called to the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway for…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Boy Killed Outside Of Maryland Convenience Store 16-Year-Old Boy Killed Outside Of Maryland Convenience Store
16-Year-Old Boy Killed Outside Of Maryland Convenience Store A $25,000 reward is being offered in connection to the killing of a 16-year-old boy from Seat Pleasant, authorities say. Antonio Parker Jr. was shot in the 6300 block of Seat Pleasant Drive around 8:45 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12, according to Prince George's County police. Officers arrived to find Parker Jr. unresponsive with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of a convenience store. Parker Jr. was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are actively looking to identify a suspect and a motive for the killing. If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they…

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by Annie DeVoe
Obituaries
Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash
Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash The victim of a violent fatal collision in Seat Pleasant has been identified as a 28-year-old Hyattsville man, authorities said. Jose Hernandez Chaves was killed after the driver of a pickup truck rear ended Chaves at a red light, pushing Chaves's vehicle into a third vehicle, on the 8400 block of Central Avenue around 3:45 p.m., Monday, May 23, Prince George's County Police say. Chaves was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other drivers involved were not injured.  Police ask that anyone with information that could help investigators to call the Collision Analysis …

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Fatal Accident Reported In Seat Pleasant: Police Fatal Accident Reported In Seat Pleasant: Police
Fatal Accident Reported In Seat Pleasant: Police A one person has died in a three-car accident was reported in Seat Pleasant in Prince George's County, WTOP reports.  The accident happened on Central Avenue Eastbound in the afternoon of Monday, May 23, Seat Pleasant Police said on Twitter. UPDATE: Central Avenue remains closed as investigators determine the cause of the now fatal accident. Please use alternate routes and follow police direction. #MDTraffic #SPPD https://t.co/KaCkJMlnWt — Seat Pleasant Police (@SPPDNews) May 23, 2022  The accident closed the road between Hampton Park and Hill Road, police added. The victim's identity …

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by David Cifarelli
News
Mismanagement Allegations Slapped Against Police Chief Of Small Maryland Town: Report Mismanagement Allegations Slapped Against Police Chief Of Small Maryland Town: Report
Mismanagement Allegations Slapped Against Police Chief Of Small Maryland Town: Report The police chief of an embattled Maryland department has been suspended with pay amid an investigation into accusations of mismanagement of personnel — two years after he was probed for misconduct, NBC Washington reports. The investigation into Seat Pleasant's Devan Martin comes after City Council received a complaint saying the five-year chief was not managing his officers properly, the outlet said. Martin defended one of his officers seen using foul language and use of force in dash and bodycam footage obtained by News4. Daily Voice's request for comment was not immediately returned…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two 20-Year-Old Women Killed In Prince George's Car Crash: Police Two 20-Year-Old Women Killed In Prince George's Car Crash: Police
Two 20-Year-Old Women Killed In Prince George's Car Crash: Police Two young women died in a fatal car crash in Prince George's County last week, authorities said. The driver of the vehicle was Giselle Hernandez, 20, of Capitol Heights and the passenger was Joy Nija Naomi Brown, 20, also of Capitol Heights.  Police responded to the two-car crash in the 6200 block of Central Avenue in Seat Pleasant around 8 p.m. on Friday, April 22, Prince George's County Police said.  Initial investigation revealed Hernandez was turning left off of Central Avenue onto a service road when an SUV, heading the opposite direction, smashed into her vehicle, police sa…

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by David Cifarelli