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© Getty Images The Pentagon released a statement after an off-duty officer was charged with second-degree murder for shooting and killing two men in Maryland on Wednesday. Pentagon Police Officer David Hall Dixon shot and killed two men in Takoma Park after he said he thought they were breaking into a car, NBC Washington reported. The victims were 32-year-old Dominique Williams and 38-year-old James Lionel Johnson. A third man who was driving the car survived, but his name has not been release...

Crime scene boundary tape. Getty Images 9 Apr 2021 The Associated Press TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Authorities in Maryland say they have charged an off-duty Pentagon police officer with second-degree murder in the shootings of two men outside a condominium building in Takoma Park. The Washington Post reported Friday that the officer has been identified as David Hall Dixon. He lived in the condo building. Police had said that Dixon told responding officers that he engaged with suspects of a ...

By DAN MORSE | The Washington Post | Published: April 9, 2021 WASHINGTON — Takoma Park police have charged an off-duty Pentagon police officer with two counts of second-degree murder for allegedly fatally shooting two men as they were driving away from an encounter with him Wednesday, according to charging documents. David Hall Dixon told investigators he opened fire after three men nearly ran him over in a Lexus shortly after he found them breaking into a car, but the investigation conclud...

Investigators, however, reviewed surveillance video that showed he fired the shots “after the vehicle passed him and no longer presented an immediate threat that would have justified the use of deadly force” which resulted in the deaths of Dominique Williams and James Lionel Johnson. Chief DeVaul said although police confirmed the men had been breaking into cars, Mr. Dixon acted outside his jurisdiction. He was not in uniform and “had no lawful or justifiable reason to shoot and kill Mr. ...

By Kristina Sgueglia, Mallika Kallingal and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN Updated 4:07 PM ET, Fri April 9, 2021 An off-duty Pentagon police officer shot and killed two people he believed had broken into a car in Maryland on Wednesday morning. (CNN)A Pentagon police officer was charged with two counts of second-degree murder Friday in the shooting deaths of two men in Maryland this week, authorities said. Officer David Hall Dixon was off-duty at the time of the shooting. He was taken into custody ...

Off-duty Pentagon officer is charged with murder after he shoots dead two people he thought were breaking into a car in the parking lot of apartment building David Hall Dixon of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency was named as the officer who opened fire in Maryland on Wednesday morning   Dixon said he witnessed what he thought was car burglary in progress in the parking lot of apartment building in Takoma Park and intervened  Two suspects jumped in a car and tried to flee, and Dixon opene...

Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Charged With Murder After Shooting Two Men He Thought Were Stealing Car On 4/9/21 at 4:25 PM EDT An off-duty Pentagon police officer who shot and killed two people he believed were stealing a car has been charged with second-degree murder, police announced Friday. David Hall Dixon was taken into custody by Takoma Park police in Maryland on Friday after he fatally shot two men as they were driving away after an encounter on Wednesday. Dixon initially said that he...

Chief Antonio DeVaul Between May 1, 2020 and Feb. 13, 2021, there were 190 reported thefts from vehicles in the City of Takoma Park, Police Chief Antonio DeVaul reported. Purses, money, credit cards, cell phones, laptops, gym bags, sunglasses, tools and other items were stolen from inside the vehicles. According to DeVaul, in 24% of the incidents, forced entry was used to enter the vehicles. In 22%, no entry was required as a tag or catalytic converter was taken. In 54% of the cases, there was ...

D.C. Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Takoma Park A Washington, D.C. man was arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with a Dec. 1, 2020 shooting in Takoma Park. Alphonzo Marki Fluellyn, 21, of Sheridan St. NW, was charged with attempted first degree murder, attempted armed robbery, first degree assault, reckless endangerment and possession of a loaded handgun. According to Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul, police responded to the 7400 block of New Hampshire Avenue f...

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