Man dead after shooting in Lanham

By Jack Moore
May 7, 2021 | 7:00 PM

Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have arrested a man in connection to a fatal shooting Friday morning.

Police said that Dominick Pailin, 29, of Lanham, admitted to shooting his brother Bryan Pailin, 39, of Morningside, during an ongoing dispute.

Dominick Pailin faces charges of first- and second-degree murder, among others.

Police said they responded to a home in the 9900 block of Greenbelt Road in Lanham, not far from Goddard Space Flight Center, at about 8:10 a.m. Friday for the report of a shooting.

Once there, officers found Bryan Pailin inside with a gunshot wound.

He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information is asked to call Prince George’s County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS.

Maryland Zoo’s lone female elephant moving as facility transitions to all-male herd

By Catherine Chen
August 23, 2026 | 5:48 PM

The Maryland Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to its only female African elephant as it changes to an all-male herd. Felix, a 43-year-old elephant who has lived at the Baltimore zoo for 19 years, will move to another facility later this week. Zoo officials said the move is in Felix’s best interest because it will give her opportunities to socialize with other female elephants. Her interaction with other females have been limited since the zoo’s other female elephant died in 2024. “We will all miss her but having social companionship in a female herd is the best thing for Felix’s overall well-being,” Mammal Curator Erin Cantwell Grimm said.

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