Manassas man dies after police use Taser on him
Manassas resident Debro Lamonte Wilkerson, 29, was killed when police used a Taser to bring him into custody Saturday afternoon, according to Prince William County Police. Officers were called to the 11000 block of Hiram Court in Manassas at 3:36 p.m. Saturday to help firefighters subdue Wilkerson, Officer Jonathan Perok said. Police used the stun gun to subdue Wilkerson, who was brought to an area hospital where he died.
Police are conducting a criminal and internal investigation of the incident. They do not know the exact cause of death.
Arrest made in D.C. homicide
A 21-year-old Northeast D.C. resident was arrested Saturday night in connection with a Saturday morning shooting that killed 48-year-old Howard Harold Williams, also of Northeast, according to police.
Metropolitan Police arrived at the 300 block of 18th Place NE at 9:56 a.m. Saturday and found Williams unconscious after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds, police say. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
Members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force of the U.S. Marshals arrested 21-year-old Lester James Wright on murder charges at 10:25 p.m. Saturday.
Shot fired at MontCo gas station
A dispute at a Germantown gas station resulted in a 26-year-old man firing a gun at a 38-year-old man Saturday evening, according to Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks.
At 5:53 p.m. Saturday, police responded to reports of a fight at a Freestate gas station at 20650 Frederick Road, Starks said. The dispute may have been sparked by the older man cutting in front of the 26-year-old in line at the gas pump, though it’s not clear whether he did so intentionally. After both men filled up, they began to fight. The younger man fired one shot before fleeing.
No one was injured, and the suspect turned himself in an hour later at the Germantown police station, Starks said.
– Rachel Baye
