Teen shot by police officer
A 16-year-old Hyattsville boy was shot by an Anne Arundel County police officer after he tried to drive over the officer, police said.
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Around 3 a.m. Tuesday, the officer responding to a report of someone tampering with a vehicle in Laurel approached a sport utility vehicle. Police said the teen backed into the officer and his cruiser, pulled forward, then backed up into the officer again.
The driver got out of the car and the officer fired, striking the teen twice. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. Police are looking for two other people who fled the scene.
Single-car accident kills passenger
A 51-year-old Herndon resident was killed when the car in which the passenger was riding drove off the road in Fairfax County.
The driver of a 2007 Ford Taurus told police he became distracted while looking for directions while driving on Lees Corner Road near Centreville Road around 4:30 p.m. Monday. The car drifted off the road and struck a tree head-on. The passenger, Robin Adnamateros, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
This was the 16th fatal crash in Fairfax County this year; there were nine crashes at this time last year.
Dad’s drowning trial delayed
The trial of a Rockville father accused of drowning his three young children has been postponed until October.
Prosecutors in Baltimore asked for more time to test evidence in the trial of Mark Castillo. Castillo has already complained that his case was taking too long. Police said Castillo confessed to drowning his kids in a Baltimore hotel bathtub. Defense attorneys say he is not criminally responsible for the killings.
Man gets 20 years for Silver Spring shooting
A 32-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing at two men during an altercation in Silver Spring.
Sebastian Hernandez was convicted in April for shooting several times at a man during an argument. The bullets missed the target but hit and wounded a second person, police said.
– Compiled by Scott McCabe
