Driver may have run over man in act of self-defense, police say

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Prince George’s County police are investigating whether a driver who fatally struck a man with a car in the parking lot of a shopping center acted in self-defense.

Officers were called to the 5000 block of Brown Station Road at around 8:30 a.m. Monday for the report of a pedestrian struck in a parking lot. When they arrived they found Nathaniel McKinnon, 21, of Upper Marlboro, had been hit by a car, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

It appears the driver intentionally struck McKinnon, police said. A weapon was recovered from McKinnon. Police are investigating whether the driver acted in self-defense but did not detail whether the driver provided a supporting statement.

The name of the driver has not been released and police are working with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office to determine whether he will be charged.