FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — Two people are dead, one person is wounded, and a suspect is in custody after an hours-long barricade situation in Fort Washington, the Prince George's County Police Department said.
The barricade started around 5:45 p.m. Thursday in the 1900 block Tall Timber Court.
The police department had asked neighbors to shelter-in-place on the lowest level of their homes.
"When I came back (home) they had the street blocked off," a neighbor told WUSA9. "So I pulled over and I got out. Then I heard about 4 to 5 shots and then the police retreated from the house and they said there was an active shooter and had us move back."
For nearly five hours police attempted to negotiate with the man. Around 10:45 p.m. police said they could not reach him and decided to go into the home.
"We didn’t know if there were other victims inside," assistant chief Vernon Hale III said. "We didn't know If there were children. We were out here trying to make those determinations."
"Ultimately, we used some of our police techniques to determine where the suspect might be in the house and determined it might be best to go in and make that apprehension."
When the barricade situation ended, the police department reported that one woman was found dead at the scene, a man was found dead in the home, and another man who was shot was taken to an area hospital.
The suspect, who is in custody, was being medically evaluated.
Residents who couldn't get to their homes due to closed roads were told they could go to Friendly High School at 10000 Allentown Road, the police department said.
The following roads were closed:
- Powder Horn Road/Old Fort Road
- Thornton Drive/Old Fort Road
- Old Fort Road/ Trafalgar Drive
- Old Fort Road/Valley View Drive
- Old Fort Road/Fulk Drive
- Old Fort Road/Old Fort Place
- Old Fort Road /Aragona Boulevard
Police have not yet identified the people killed, nor have they identified the suspect in this case. Investigators are still trying to determine a motive.
This is a developing story. Stick with WUSA9 for updates as they become available.
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