Police say suspects ‘failed to follow his directions’ By Dan Schere |
April 9, 2021
This story was updated at 11:05 a.m. on April 8, 2021, to include the identities of the two people who were fatally shot
Takoma Park police have identified two people who were fatally shot by an off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer on Wednesday after they tried to flee in a vehicle.
Police say the officer reported seeing what he thought was a break-in. The people he saw “failed to follow his direction” and he shot two people as they tried to flee, police said.
Police did not identify the Pentagon officer. They also did not specify how many people were involved in the confrontation.
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Social justice activists are demanding complete transparency, but Takoma Park Police are pleading for patience Thursday as they continued their investigation of an off-duty Pentagon police officer who allegedly fatally shot two people he said he believed were attempting to break into a car early Wednesday.
Police identified the victims Thursday as 32-year-old Dominique Williams, of Hyattsville, and 38-year-old James Lionel Johnson, of District Heights.
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