Man charged in 3 Prince George’s County highway shootings: police

Man charged after alleged string of highway shootings

A routine traffic stop by a Prince George’s County officer led to the arrest of a suspect accused of carrying out multiple shootings targeting drivers along local highways, a move police say may have prevented further violence.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A man has been arrested after three separate highway shootings in Prince George’s County late Monday and early Tuesday, including one on Interstate 495 in which a driver was struck.

What we know:

The first shooting was reported around 10:35 p.m. Monday on Route 5 at Allentown Road in Camp Springs. About 15 minutes later, another driver reported gunfire on the ramp from northbound Route 5 to the outer loop of I‑495. A third shooting occurred just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday on southbound I‑95/I‑495 near Ardwick Ardmore Road, where a driver was struck but managed to drive to a hospital.

No fatalities were reported in the shootings.

44-year-old Kendrick Lamont Savoy of Lothian, Maryland, was taken into custody on Tuesday. He's been charged with five counts of attempted murder along with other charges. He's being held without bond. 

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