Man kills self after shooting girlfriend in Prince George’s County, police say
Man kills self after shooting girlfriend in Prince George’s County, police say
A man fatally shot himself inside a vehicle Tuesday after shooting his girlfriend earlier in the morning during a domestic incident in Prince George’s County, police said.
MARLOW HEIGHTS, Md. - A man fatally shot himself inside a vehicle Tuesday after shooting his girlfriend earlier in the morning during a domestic incident in Prince George’s County, police said.
Officers were called to the 5300 block of Fisher Road around 7:15 a.m. after a woman reported her boyfriend shot her and fled in a vehicle. She survived and was taken to a hospital, providing officers with a description of the vehicle.
Police activity closes St. Barnabas Road in Prince George’s County
Police later spotted a matching vehicle in the 4800 block of St. Barnabas Road and initiated a traffic stop. With heavily tinted windows and no response from the driver, officers declared a barricade situation. When they approached, they found the man dead inside from an apparent self‑inflicted gunshot wound. He was the only person in the vehicle.
St. Barnabas Road was closed in both directions at Raleigh Road and Temple Hills Road for several hours.
The investigation is continuing.
The Source: Information in this article comes from Prince George’s County Police.