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Article: MARYLAND BRIEFING
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- September 30, 2006
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
A Prince George's County police officer yesterday shot an 18-
year-old man who was carrying a loaded semiautomatic handgun and was
suspected of trying to steal a go-kart from a store in the Capitol
Heights area, police said.
Upon seeing police arrive in the 4900 block of Marlboro Pike
about 11 a.m., two men ran toward Hybrid Avenue and got into a tan
Honda Accord that had two other occupants, police said.
One of the men left the car and got into a fight with an officer
in a driveway of a nearby home, said Cpl. Diane Richardson, a police
spokeswoman. Police did not identify the officer.
The 18-year-old reached into his waistband, where he had a loaded
Ruger 9mm handgun, ...