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3 men killed, 1 hurt in Prince George's

Blossom watchers stroll along the Tidal Basin across from the Jefferson Memorial, where cherry trees are beginning their annual show. (Katherine Frey/the Washington Post)
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Three men were killed Saturday night and Sunday morning in separate homicides across Prince George's County, police said.

One man was found at 7:48 p.m. Saturday, lying unconscious in the 2200 block of University Boulevard in Langley Park. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said.

A second man was found suffering from trauma at 8 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Eastwood Drive in District Heights. He was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.

Early Sunday, two men were found with gunshot wounds in the 3400 block of Dallas Drive in Temple Hills, police said. Both were taken to a hospital, where one man died. The other man's condition was unknown Sunday.

Police had no other details about the attacks.

-- Ian Shapira

THE DISTRICT

Metro approves pedestrian bridge

Metro has given the green light to the D.C. Department of Transportation to construct a bicycle and pedestrian bridge at the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metro station.

The District is paying $4 million for the bridge, which will allow more commuters to ride a bike or walk to the Metro station. It will also provide access to the Metropolitan Branch Trail, an eight-mile shared-use trail from Silver Spring to Washington, that is being built by the District. The bridge is to open in fall 2011.