P.G. officer charged with DUI
A Prince George’s County police officer was charged with driving under the influence, police said.
About 5:15 a.m. Saturday, Officer Daniel Gonzalez was involved in a single-vehicle crash in his marked police cruiser at the intersection of Route 1 and Tanglewood Drive. Gonzalez was off-duty at the time, Prince George’s County police said.
A responding officer suspected Gonzalez was under the influence of alcohol, and authorities said that Gonzalez produced a breath alcohol level sample of 0.13. He was charged with DUI and released.
Couple found dead in MontCo
A married couple was found dead Sunday in what police said appears to be a murder-suicide.
About 10:35 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the 13600 block of Colgate Way in the Briggs Chaney area. Officers entered an apartment and found a 49-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman deceased with evidence of trauma to their bodies, police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks said. Police also found a suicide note.
Police fatally shoot suspect
A man died after officers shot him in Fairfax County, police said.
Shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, officers were called to an apartment in the 5700 block of Backlick Road in the Springfield area for the report of a suspect hiding in a bedroom, Fairfax County police said.
Patrol officers and a K9 unit encountered the suspect. He threatened authorities with a sword and didn’t comply with their commands. The officers then fired less-lethal beanbag rounds and lethal rounds, and the suspect was struck and fell to the ground, police said.
Officers immediately provided medical care and CPR. The suspect was taken to a hospital but he died soon after, police said.
Officers had tried to serve child pornography-related warrants on the suspect Friday night but he allegedly gave false identification and fled.
One officer has been placed on routine administrative leave, and police are continuing to investigate the incident.
– Naomi Jagoda
