Suspect In Officer-Involved Shooting Was Also Armed, Faces Charges: Prince George's Police

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A Lanham man has been arrested and charged in connection with a non-contact officer-involved shooting that unfolded Monday at approximately 8:40 a.m.

Tyler Clendenen, 20, has been charged with assaulting two Prince George's County police officers and multiple firearms offenses. On Jan. 23, a resident called 911 about a suspicious occupied car in the neighborhood. The caller said that the car’s horn had been sounding for approximately two hours, according to the police department.

Two patrol officers arrived on the scene and approached the car to talk to the driver, later identified as Clendenen, who was the only person in the vehicle. During the officers' interaction with Clendenen, a gun was seen sitting on the front passenger seat, according to a police report.

Clendenen reached for the weapon and one of the officers attempted to stop Clendenen from gaining control of the gun. A round from the Clendenen's gun discharged inside of the car. After a brief struggle with Clendenen, one officer discharged his duty weapon. Clendenen took off in the car and his gun was recovered on the scene. Officers followed the car but lost sight of it, according to a police report.

Several hours later, detectives found Clendenen in Greenbelt. He had not been injured during the interaction with the officers.

The Internal Affairs Division is investigating the actions of the officers, which is standard procedure. The Major Crimes Division is investigating the actions of the suspect.

The officer who discharged his duty weapon is a 16-year veteran and is on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to call detectives at 301-516-2512. Callers wanting to remain anonymous can call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto a mobile device.) Refer to case number 23-0004499.