Two people shot and killed by an off-duty Pentagon police officer are identified by authorities
Police have identified the two people shot and killed Wednesday by an off-duty federal officer in Takoma Park, Maryland. The officer believed they were breaking into a car, according to the authorities.
Dominique Williams, 32, of Hyattsville and James Lionel Johnson, 38, of District Heights, were shot by a member of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, the Takoma Park Police Department said Thursday.
Authorities say the incident took place at about 5 a.m. Wednesday morning in the parking lot of a condominium complex. The officer believed a car was being burgled and shot two people when they allegedly tried to flee in a vehicle. It’s unclear if the two individuals were breaking into the car.
The two men were best friends, Johnson s family said.
Our investigation revealed that Mr. Dixon s overview of events was inconsistent with the facts in the case and that Mr. Dixon had no lawful or justifiable reason to shoot and kill Mr. Williams and Mr. Johnson
Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul
Johnson’s girlfriend and relatives said they’re heartbroken by the loss. Johnson was a devoted father of three young kids, including a baby, they said.
“We’re just as a family really struggling with this, trying to put logic into why he was taken away from us. Missing his energy, missing his voice,” said Johnson’s cousin Marcus Kornegay.
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Replay Video UP NEXT David Hall Dixon, a Pentagon Force Protection Agency police officer who was off duty at the time of a fatal shooting in Maryland, has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly killing two people, Takoma Park police said Friday. The victims were identified by the Takoma Park police as Dominique Williams, 32, and James Lionel Johnson, 38. The shooting took place in a parking lot early Wednesday, according to police. An off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer approached the Takoma Park police and said he had seen what he thought was a car break-in and engaged the suspects who failed to follow his direction, according to the Wednesday release.
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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 car break-in. He said they failed to follow his direction and attempted to flee. A short time later, two people with gunshot wounds arrived at a hospital. Both died. Our investigation revealed that Mr. Dixon s overview of events was inconsistent with the evidence and facts in the case, Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul said Friday, and that Mr. Dixon had no lawful or justifiable reason to shoot.