PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Police in Prince George's County say the man found shot dead in an elementary school parking lot on Thursday was also the driver in a March crash that claimed the life of a Wise High School student.
On Thursday evening, police were called to the 2300 block of Ritchie Road in Forestville, an unincorporated area in Prince George's County, for the report of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the parking lot of a complex shared by North Forestville Elementary School and North Forestville Community Center. The man was taken to the hospital where he later died.
Police later identified the man as 18-year-old Kendall Batson of District Heights.
Detectives are still investigating the shooting. So far, no arrests have been made, and a motive has not been established.
Brian Fischer, a spokesperson for the department, said Batson was the man behind the wheel of a BMW when the car he was in with 18-year-old Wise High School student Cayliy Haygood crashed on March 7.
Batson and Haygood struck a landscaping truck that was parked on the side of Ritchie Marlboro Road in Upper Marlboro. Haygood died in the crash. Baston was hospitalized.
Investigators believe speeding was a factor in the deadly crash. Batson was not charged in the wake of the deadly crash.
Authorities said Friday they are investigating both incidents but did not have a statement to make to WUSA9 regarding any possible link.
Batson's death makes three Wise High School students who have been killed since the beginning of March. Michael Nwaulu, a 17-year-old student, was also shot and killed off campus on March 2.