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Really troubling | Montgomery County official, law expert react to double fatal Takoma Park shooting
A Pentagon police officer remains under investigation for fatally shooting two people in Takoma Park he thought were breaking into a car while he was off-duty. Author: John Henry Updated: 10:59 PM EDT April 8, 2021
TAKOMA PARK, Md. One Montgomery County leader said he is troubled by the report of a double-fatal shooting involving a Pentagon police officer in Takoma Park Wednesday.
According to Takoma Park Police, an off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer shot and killed two men with his service weapon in a condominium parking lot after he thought he saw them breaking into a car.
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.
Pentagon police officer charged in shooting deaths in Maryland
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 Friday morning without incident, Takoma Park police said.
Dixon faces two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of use of a handgun in commission of a felony, and reckless endangerment in connection with the shooting deaths of Dominique Williams, 32, of Hyattsville, and James Lionel Johnson, 38, of District Heights.