REGIONAL BRIEFING
REGIONAL BRIEFING
FAIRFAX COUNTY
Man Severely Burned in McLean
A man who appeared to be in his 60s was severely burned last night in a fire in a garden apartment in the McLean section of Fairfax County, a county fire department spokeswoman said.
Renee Stilwell said the fire apparently began in the kitchen of the second-floor apartment in the 7600 block of Tremayne Place.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known, and the man was not identified.
-- Clarence Williams
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Man Shot to Death in Hyattsville
Prince George's County police were investigating the fatal shooting of a man found Friday afternoon in a Hyattsville apartment near the University of Maryland.
Officer Henry Tippett said Hyattsville police responded to a call at the Towers at University Town Center at 6500 Belcrest Rd. about 2 p.m. Friday. They found a man with a gunshot wound to his lower body.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he died several hours later.
Tippett said the man was not a college student. Police were trying to determine a motive and were investigating whether the man was visiting someone at the apartment building, which houses students from universities in Maryland and the District.



