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Deadly shooting Saturday marks Prince George’s County’s 100th homicide

A man has died following a shooting in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Saturday, according to police. The homicide marks the county’s 100th murder so far in 2024, police said. It happened near Walker Mill Road and Karen Boulevard around 4:20 p.m., according to a social media post by the Prince George’s County police department. Officers responding to the scene found a man outside suffering from gunshot wounds in the area. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A spokesperson for the police department told WTOP no arrests have been made in the case.

Saturday’s shooting marks the 100th reported murder in the county year to date. According to PGPD crime data released Saturday, in 2023, 98 people were murdered. In total, there were 117 murders and non-negligent manslaughter deaths in 2023. In neighboring D.C., the U.S. Attorney’s Office said last week that the homicide rate year to date in the District fell 30%. The number of people murdered in 2023 was 265. In 2024, that number was 185. A map of the location of the shooting on Saturday is below:

(Courtesy Google Maps)

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

In a post on X on Thursday night, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen confirmed he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Prince George's County resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month. Van Hollen wrote in the post that during his visit to the Central American country, he was able to meet with Abrego Garcia and pass along "a message of love" to his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura. He added he would provide a full update when he returns to the U.S. on Friday.
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