PGPD Police Investigate Shooting of 12-year-old In Capitol Heights

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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Division VIII, Westphalia Investigative Section is searching for a suspect(s) who shot and critically injured a 12-year-old child last night in Capitol Heights.

The incident occurred around 6:35 pm in the 5200 block of Marlboro Pike. Police do not believe the young girl was the intended target.

Preliminarily, the investigation reveals the girl was waiting for food inside of an establishment when, for reasons that remain under investigation, gun shots were fired from outside of the establishment. The young girl was struck in the lower body. She was transported to a local hospital where she remains in critical condition.

Anyone with information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to please call detectives at 301-516-5200. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search P3 Tips mobile app in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.) Please refer to case number 21-0046238.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

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