FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
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Phone: 410-576-7009
BALTIMORE, MD – The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the
Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that
occurred on Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Prince George’s County, Maryland.
The preliminary investigation revealed on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at approximately 10:15 a.m.,
officers with the Prince George’s County Police Department responded to the one-hundred block
of St. George Blvd. in Oxon Hill after receiving a 911 call for a report of a shooting or cutting at
that location. Upon arriving on scene, surveillance camera and private dashboard footage shows
that multiple officers encountered an adult male with a knife. The officers gave the man verbal
commands, but the man did not comply, and advanced toward one of the officers with the knife.
As the officer backed away from the man, he and one other officer discharged their service
weapons, striking the man. The man remained standing, turned, and walked several feet away
from the officers, and collapsed. Officers provided medical aid until EMS arrived on scene and
transported the man to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The IID will generally release the name of the decedent and discharging officers within two
business days of the incident, although that period may be extended, if necessary, pursuant to IID
protocol.
The officers on scene were equipped with body-worn cameras which recorded the incident. The
IID will generally release body-worn camera footage within 20 business days of an incident.
There may be situations where more than 20 days is necessary, including if investigators need
more time to complete witness interviews, if there are technical delays caused by the need to
shield the identities of civilian witnesses, or to allow family members to view the video before it
is released to the public.
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