Charges include murder, attempted murder By Dan Schere |
April 30, 2021
This story was updated at 4:17 p.m. on April 30, 2021, to include additional information
An off-duty Pentagon officer who shot and killed two men in Takoma Park this month was indicted on charges of murder and attempted murder Thursday afternoon, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced on Friday.
David Hall Dixon, 40, of Takoma Park, is accused of killing 32-year-old Dominique Williams, of Hyattsville, and James Lionel Johnson, 38, of District Heights in the parking lot of the Takoma Overlook Condominiums at 7333 New Hampshire Ave.
Takoma Park police have said Dixon told them that he saw some people in a Lexus that day and that someone tried to break into another vehicle. Dixon told police that when he confronted the group, the driver of the Lexus tried to run him over and he fired multiple shots.
Off-duty Pentagon cop who shot dead two men breaking into cars is indicted on two counts of murder and now also faces charges for pepper-spraying a homeless woman in his condo building
David Hall Dixon, 40, killed two men who he believed were breaking into cars at Takoma Overlook Condominiums on New Hampshire Avenue
The victims have been identified as Dominique Williams, 32, and 38-year-old James Lionel Johnson
It is believed that the men were fleeing the scene in a getaway vehicle during the shooting
By DAN MORSE | The Washington Post | Published: April 30, 2021 A Pentagon police officer accused of shooting at three men in a Maryland parking lot as they drove away was indicted on two counts of murder and a single count of attempted murder, according to Montgomery County Circuit Court records made public Friday. The grand jury also indicted David Hall Dixon, 40, on assault counts for an unrelated incident last year when he allegedly pointed a shotgun and discharged pepper spray at a homeless woman who had come into the lobby of his condominium building. Taken together, all of the charges filed Thursday expose Dixon, who was off duty at the time of the incidents, to a possible sentence topping 200 years.
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