Crime Scene: Police Shootings


Posted at 04:35 PM ET, 07/11/2012

Police ID officers in shootout with suspect on PCP
By Matt Zapotosky
Prince George’s County police on Wednesday identified the officers involved in last Thursday’s shootout with a suspect apparently high on PCP.

By Matt Zapotosky  |  04:35 PM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's, Police Shootings

Posted at 04:09 PM ET, 04/10/2012

Vial, ski mask recovered from man shot by police
By Matt Zapotosky
Authorities identified the man shot and killed during a confrontation with a Prince George’s County Police Officer Monday night as 26-year-old Michael Anthony Bailey.

By Matt Zapotosky  |  04:09 PM ET, 04/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's, Police Shootings

Posted at 04:08 PM ET, 03/21/2012

Mt. Rainier officer involved in shooting, sex offense sentenced to 10 years
By Matt Zapotosky
A former Mount Rainier police officer who pleaded guilty to shooting and wounding a man who was trying to flee a sexual encounter at the officer’s home was sentenced to 10 years in prison, authorities said.

By Matt Zapotosky  |  04:08 PM ET, 03/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Internal Affairs, Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's, Police Shootings

Posted at 09:34 AM ET, 03/09/2012

D.C.-Md. shootout injures suspect and officer
By Rachel S. Karas
Police are investigating a shootout on the border of Montgomery County and D.C. between a police officer and another man, authorities said.

By Rachel S. Karas  |  09:34 AM ET, 03/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Police Shootings | Tags:  Metropolitan Police Department, Montgomery County Police

Posted at 01:16 PM ET, 02/10/2012

Culpeper woman killed by police officer was dragging officer by car
By Rachel S. Karas
A Town of Culpeper police officer shot and killed a woman after she closed her car window on the officer’s arm and began dragging him.

By Rachel S. Karas  |  01:16 PM ET, 02/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Police Shootings | Tags:  Culpeper, police officer, Patricia A. Cook, shooting

Posted at 05:46 PM ET, 02/04/2012

Pr. George’s officer fires at robbery suspect
By Matt Zapotosky
Authorities say the robbery suspect reached for the officer’s gun Friday night in Brentwood.

By Matt Zapotosky  |  05:46 PM ET, 02/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Police Shootings, Pr. George's, Matt Zapotosky

Posted at 04:17 PM ET, 12/19/2011

Pr. George’s police ID officer involved in shooting
By Matt Zapotosky
Prince George’s County police identified the officer who fatally shot a man who threatened him with a loaded gun as Michael Owen Jr.

By Matt Zapotosky  |  04:17 PM ET, 12/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's, Police Shootings

Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 11/21/2011

Mount Rainier police officer pleads guilty to attempted murder, sex charges in July shooting
By Matt Zapotosky
Mount Rainier officer Gene Gillette shot man who tried to flee after sexual encounter, prosecutors say

By Matt Zapotosky  |  04:00 PM ET, 11/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's, Police Shootings

Posted at 08:32 PM ET, 08/30/2011

Fairfax County officers cleared in fatal shooting
By Justin Jouvenal
Two Fairfax County police officers have been cleared in the fatal shooting of a Centreville-area man, who approached them holding a shotgun and refused to drop the weapon, police said Tuesday.

By Justin Jouvenal  |  08:32 PM ET, 08/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Fairfax, Police Shootings

Posted at 06:07 PM ET, 08/29/2011

Police officer shoots robbery suspect in Temple Hills
By Matt Zapotosky
Pr. George’s officer’s weapon accidentally discharges during altercation, striking suspect in shoulder, police said.

By Matt Zapotosky  |  06:07 PM ET, 08/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Matt Zapotosky, Police Shootings, Pr. George's

Posted at 05:53 PM ET, 07/05/2011

Off-duty officer shoots suspect during attempted carjacking, authorities say
By Matt Zapotosky
Three-year veteran of Mount Rainier police suspended with pay while police investigate off-duty shooting

By Matt Zapotosky  |  05:53 PM ET, 07/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's, Police Shootings

Posted at 04:33 PM ET, 05/09/2011

Prince George’s county police shoot gun-wielding man
By Matt Zapotosky
A man who police said shot his estranged wife was wounded by a Prince George’s County police officer Sunday after he pointed a handgun at the officer, authorities said.

By Matt Zapotosky  |  04:33 PM ET, 05/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Matt Zapotosky, Pr. George's, Police Shootings

Posted at 06:25 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Police: ATF agents involved in Va. shooting
By Martin Weil
Federal agents shot and wounded a drug suspect in Northern Virginia on Monday evening when he tried to run them down in his car, a law enforcement spokesman said.

By Martin Weil  |  06:25 AM ET, 04/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Pr. William, Police Shootings

Posted at 09:01 PM ET, 03/16/2011

Officers ID’d in Saturday shooting
By Matt Zapotosky
One was involved in University of Maryland-beating incident in March.

By Matt Zapotosky  |  09:01 PM ET, 03/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Matt Zapotosky, Police Shootings, Pr. George's | Tags:  Sean McAleavey