FBI joins search for ex-Wizards player charged with murder The FBI is now helping police search for a former Washington Wizards player charged with killing a woman in Atlanta.
Javaris Crittenton, who played guard for the Wizards from 2008 to 2010, is charged in the Aug. 19 shooting death of 22-year-old Jullian Jones.
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An FBI special agent told the Associated Press on Sunday that the agency is involved in searching for Crittenton in Atlanta and Los Angeles.
Authorities believe Crittenton was trying to retaliate for an April robbery in which he was the victim, and Jones was not his target in the shooting.
Man charged in Laurel slaying
A Virginia man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a Laurel shooting death.
Prince George’s County police said officers responded to the 10100 block of Bignonia Drive for a report of a shooting at about 1 p.m. Saturday, and found 52-year-old Glenn Herzog dead from gunshot wounds.
Police suspected one of Herzog’s acquaintances in the death, and 56-year-old Jack Rosenberg, of Warrenton, turned himself in to police Saturday evening.
An argument between the two men escalated into the killing, police said.
3 firefighters hurt in Temple Hills blaze
Three firefighters were injured while battling a Temple Hills house fire.
The blaze broke out at the home on the 2200 block of Jameson Street at about 12:15 p.m. Saturday, according to Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
Two firefighters suffered minor burns and another was treated for chest pains, authorities said. None of the injuries was considered life-threatening.
The blaze caused about $200,000 in damage. The cause is still under investigation.
– Emily Babay
