A man is dead after being shot by an off-duty D.C. police officer in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Wednesday, officials said.
this all started when troopers went to the area of Crain Highway at Village Drive around 5 p.m. in response to a two-vehicle crash. The driver of a vehicle in the crash fled the scene, MSP said.
Then, police said that just before 6 p.m., officers responded to the area of Crain Highway and Trade Zone Avenue for a reported shooting. An initial investigation revealed that an off-duty D.C. police officer was inside his marked patrol car in the area where the shooting took place when he found 28-year-old Ian Tilton, of Annapolis, on the roadway and called for help.
A Prince George’s County police officer responded to the call and was then approached by Tilton, who lunged at the officer with a knife, police said. According to officials, the Prince George’s County officer unsuccessfully tried to use a stun gun on Tilton. Then, the D.C. officer shot Tilton, according to police.
The 28-year-old was taken to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Hospital where he died.
Investigators told ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ they believe Tilton may have been the driver who fled the scene from the prior crash. The investigation is ongoing.
Below is a map of where the shooting happened:
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