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| Teacher, 2-year-old daughter are fatally shot in Prince George’s County | Teacher, 2-year-old daughter are fatally shot in Prince George’s County |
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| A second-grade teacher and her 2-year-old daughter were gunned down outside their Fort Washington home Tuesday morning, a double slaying that left family and a classroom of students devastated as police investigate why someone went after the pair. | A second-grade teacher and her 2-year-old daughter were gunned down outside their Fort Washington home Tuesday morning, a double slaying that left family and a classroom of students devastated as police investigate why someone went after the pair. |
| NeShante Alesha Davis, 26, was found dead in the parking lot of the Pinewood Hill Condominiums on Palmer Road shortly before 7 a.m. after a neighbor heard gunshots and called 911, police said. Inside a dark blue sedan nearby, Davis’s daughter, Chloe Nichole Davis-Green, was also found shot. She was taken to a hospital, where she died. | NeShante Alesha Davis, 26, was found dead in the parking lot of the Pinewood Hill Condominiums on Palmer Road shortly before 7 a.m. after a neighbor heard gunshots and called 911, police said. Inside a dark blue sedan nearby, Davis’s daughter, Chloe Nichole Davis-Green, was also found shot. She was taken to a hospital, where she died. |
| Hank Stawinski, interim chief of the Prince George’s County police, said detectives are following “very viable investigative leads” in a crime that “shocks the conscience.” | |
| “This is a profoundly sad day,” Stawinski said. “The notion that someone would be bold enough to take the life of a child and take the life of a young woman and think there would not be consequences is simply unacceptable in Prince George’s County.” | “This is a profoundly sad day,” Stawinski said. “The notion that someone would be bold enough to take the life of a child and take the life of a young woman and think there would not be consequences is simply unacceptable in Prince George’s County.” |
| The killing of Davis’s daughter marks the second homicide involving a child in the county this year. Last month, a 6-month-old girl died after suffering blunt-force injuries that police said were caused by the boyfriend of the mother’s child. | |
| “I am enraged that another baby lost a life here in our community,” said Angela D. Alsobrooks, the county’s top prosecutor. “This is the worst day that any one of us can imagine.” | “I am enraged that another baby lost a life here in our community,” said Angela D. Alsobrooks, the county’s top prosecutor. “This is the worst day that any one of us can imagine.” |
| [Tracking D.C.-area homicides.] | [Tracking D.C.-area homicides.] |
| Alsobrooks, Stawinski and the police department’s top command staff gathered Tuesday outside the two-story brick townhouse as investigators combed the scene and a police dog sniffed through the grass. | |
| Teary-eyed family members stood across the street in the cold with heads bowed and hands shoved in their pockets, watching as the medical examiner removed Davis’s body on a stretcher. | Teary-eyed family members stood across the street in the cold with heads bowed and hands shoved in their pockets, watching as the medical examiner removed Davis’s body on a stretcher. |
| Davis was a “beautiful mom” with a “wonderful daughter” and “would do anything for anybody,” said one man, who identified himself as an extended relative but requested anonymity for privacy reasons. “I definitely will miss them.” | Davis was a “beautiful mom” with a “wonderful daughter” and “would do anything for anybody,” said one man, who identified himself as an extended relative but requested anonymity for privacy reasons. “I definitely will miss them.” |
| Davis lived at the home on Palmer Road with her aunt and uncle, said Dimitria Taylor, a cousin who also lives in the house. Davis liked spending time with her family and doing her hair and makeup, Taylor said. | Davis lived at the home on Palmer Road with her aunt and uncle, said Dimitria Taylor, a cousin who also lives in the house. Davis liked spending time with her family and doing her hair and makeup, Taylor said. |
| Neighbors in the area said they were shocked by the shooting. | Neighbors in the area said they were shocked by the shooting. |
| Sherie Matthis, who has lived in the area for 30 years, described the family as “good people.” Matthis said she often saw Davis in the parking lot playing with her daughter. | |
| “They both had a future,” she added. “This is awful. This is trifling. This is dirty.” | “They both had a future,” she added. “This is awful. This is trifling. This is dirty.” |
| A man who lives in the area said he awoke to the sound of three or four gunshots and called 911. | A man who lives in the area said he awoke to the sound of three or four gunshots and called 911. |
| “It doesn’t make you feel good,” said the man, who, fearing retribution, also asked to remain anonymous. | “It doesn’t make you feel good,” said the man, who, fearing retribution, also asked to remain anonymous. |
| “Nothing like that has ever happened around here.” | “Nothing like that has ever happened around here.” |
| Davis, who graduated from Bowie State University in May with a degree in elementary education, worked at Bradbury Heights Elementary School. School officials called parents Tuesday morning, telling them that they would be informing students that Ms. Davis would not be coming back to class. | Davis, who graduated from Bowie State University in May with a degree in elementary education, worked at Bradbury Heights Elementary School. School officials called parents Tuesday morning, telling them that they would be informing students that Ms. Davis would not be coming back to class. |
| The school had crisis teams available for students, parents and teachers who will remain on campus “as long as they need it,” according to a statement from Prince George’s County Public Schools. | The school had crisis teams available for students, parents and teachers who will remain on campus “as long as they need it,” according to a statement from Prince George’s County Public Schools. |
| “This is a great tragedy,” said Theresa Mitchell Dudley, president of the teachers’ union in Prince George’s. “The violence in our community affects everyone — our educators, our children, our families.” | “This is a great tragedy,” said Theresa Mitchell Dudley, president of the teachers’ union in Prince George’s. “The violence in our community affects everyone — our educators, our children, our families.” |
| On Tuesday afternoon, parents picking up their children at the Capitol Heights school struggled with how they would help them handle the news. | On Tuesday afternoon, parents picking up their children at the Capitol Heights school struggled with how they would help them handle the news. |
| Tiffany Byrd’s 7-year-old son was a student in Davis’s class. With Davis as a teacher, Byrd’s son improved his reading scores. And the teacher took extra time to look after the boy, who has a medical condition that would sometimes leave him tired or temperamental, Byrd said. | Tiffany Byrd’s 7-year-old son was a student in Davis’s class. With Davis as a teacher, Byrd’s son improved his reading scores. And the teacher took extra time to look after the boy, who has a medical condition that would sometimes leave him tired or temperamental, Byrd said. |
| “She was really kind and very patient,” Byrd said. “Everything she did, she did with extra care and attention.” | “She was really kind and very patient,” Byrd said. “Everything she did, she did with extra care and attention.” |
| Byrd’s son said he and his classmates cried when they were told that their teacher would not be coming back. | Byrd’s son said he and his classmates cried when they were told that their teacher would not be coming back. |
| He described his teacher as “nice and funny” and liked that she helped him improve his spelling. | He described his teacher as “nice and funny” and liked that she helped him improve his spelling. |
| “Sometimes I wouldn’t know words, and she said, ‘Sound it out,’ ” Byrd’s son said. “She helped me until I got it right.” | “Sometimes I wouldn’t know words, and she said, ‘Sound it out,’ ” Byrd’s son said. “She helped me until I got it right.” |
| Erik Hines, who was also waiting for his children, said that Davis quickly became a favorite teacher in just her first year in the classroom. His 7-year-old daughter was a student of hers and wouldn’t want to go to school if she knew that a substitute teacher would be there instead of Davis. | Erik Hines, who was also waiting for his children, said that Davis quickly became a favorite teacher in just her first year in the classroom. His 7-year-old daughter was a student of hers and wouldn’t want to go to school if she knew that a substitute teacher would be there instead of Davis. |
| “She was very loved,” Hines said of Davis. “She clinged to those kids like they were her own.” | “She was very loved,” Hines said of Davis. “She clinged to those kids like they were her own.” |
| As Hines spoke, his daughter came up to the car and quietly stared at him through the passenger-side window. | As Hines spoke, his daughter came up to the car and quietly stared at him through the passenger-side window. |
| Bundled up in her purple coat, she climbed inside and then burst into tears. | Bundled up in her purple coat, she climbed inside and then burst into tears. |
| “Hey, Baby,” Hines said softly as he wrapped her in his arms and whispered words of comfort. | “Hey, Baby,” Hines said softly as he wrapped her in his arms and whispered words of comfort. |
| She continued weeping on his shoulder for a few minutes before he wiped away his own tears and drove away. | She continued weeping on his shoulder for a few minutes before he wiped away his own tears and drove away. |
| Matt Zapotosky and Jennifer Jenkins contributed to this report. | Matt Zapotosky and Jennifer Jenkins contributed to this report. |