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Officer kills handcuffed suspect in struggle, Prince George’s, police say | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A Prince George’s County police officer shot and killed a handcuffed suspect during a struggle in a police cruiser Monday night in the Temple Hills area, police said. | |
The shooting happened around 8 p.m. on Winston Street near the intersection with St. Barnabas Road. | |
Police had gone to the scene after an incident in which a motorist struck several vehicles. | |
A male suspect was taken into custody and placed in a cruiser, said Cpl. Kyndle Johnson, a police spokeswoman. | |
Johnson said police thought the suspect may have been under the influence of PCP, a powerful drug that can lead to violent behavior, and were waiting for a drug recognition officer to reach the scene. | |
At some point, she said, a struggle broke out inside the cruiser and the suspect was shot. | |
“Witnesses saw a struggle inside the vehicle,” Johnson said, “and heard multiple bangs.” | |
The suspect was taken to a hospital where he died. | |
Neither the name or age of the suspect were immediately available. | |
The officer was not identified by police. | |
The site of the shooting is a two-block residential street of single-family homes. | |
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