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Three Brothers Held in Fatal Ambush of Landover Officer: Police
Authorities denounced two brothers who stood by while their sibling fired on police in a "suicide by cop attempt," sparking a gunfight in which a police officer died, likely from a bullet fired by a fellow law officer.
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Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said Monday evening it is possible the fatal bullet that ended the promising life of Officer Jacai Colson came from another police officer during the exchange of gunfire. >>> Read more.
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Federal investigators have joined local investigators at the scene of a Germantown townhome fire and collapse that injured eight Montgomery County firefighters Monday morning. A fire department official said agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are at the scene, along with a trained ATF dog. >>> Read more.
A driver was taken to Sinai Hospital after her vehicle fell from a parking garage in Towson Monday morning, according to Baltimore County public safety officials. Police said the crash, which occurred before 9 a.m. in the 100 block of Allegheny Avenue, is under investigation by the traffic unit. >>> Read more.
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