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Man faces dozens of charges for shootings and carjackings in Prince George's

Nbcwashington · · 269 words · By Darcy Spencer
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A man accused in a rampage of shootings and carjackings in Prince George's County is facing more than 60 charges, including attempted murder.

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What happened

A man accused in a rampage of shootings and carjackings in Prince George's County is facing more than 60 charges, including attempted murder.

Why it matters

Larry Simpson, 68, made his first court appearance for a bond review Monday.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Court records confirm Simpson was sentenced in 1987 for a murder during a robbery in Beltsville, Maryland and was released after completing a drug treatment program in 2023.”
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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim regarding a 1987 sentence and 2023 release.
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Claim 2: “His sentence was modified to time served and one year of unsupervised probation.”
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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim regarding sentence modification.
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Claim 3: “Prosecutors say Simpson fired shots in six different locations and shot one man after crashing and flipping over his car at 67th Avenue and Patterson Street in Riverdale.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that Simpson fired shots in six locations and specifically mention the incident at 67th Avenue and Patterson Street in Riverdale.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
https://www.wikipedia.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Prosecutors say Simpson fired shots in six different locations and shot one man after crashing and flipping over his car at 67th Avenue and Patterson Street in Riverdale.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-faces-dozens-of…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shortly after, police said Simpson shot at a car with a 64-year-old man inside on Riverdale Road at the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Riverdale. The man was not struck by gunfire, but a round hit th…
https://wjla.com/news/local/prince-georges-county-maryland-m…
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Claim 4: “The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office says it is looking into the circumstances surrounding his release.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “He waived his right to a bond review in court and will stay in jail without bond.”
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A news report from 7News explicitly states that Larry James Simpson waived his right to a bond review hearing and was held without bond.
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web search NEUTRAL — We ask you, sincerely: don't skip this. Be one of the rare readers who gives. There are no small contributions: every edit counts, every donation counts.
https://www.wikipedia.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Bond visits Valentin Zukovsky and is informed that Elektra's head of security, Davidov, is in league with Renard: Bond kills Davidov and follows the trail to a Russian ICBM base in Kazakhstan. Posing …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_James_Bond_films
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web search NEUTRAL — (7News) — A Glen Burnie, Maryland, man accused of carrying out a shooting spree that injured two people last week was held without bond after waiving his right to a bond review hearing Monday in Upper…
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/prince-georges-county-sh…
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Claim 6: “Police recovered an AR-15 style rifle when they took Simpson into custody.”
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The claim is confirmed by the police report/news result stating an AR-15-style rifle was recovered at the scene. Another result mentions AR-15s in a different context, but the specific case result confirms it for Simpson.
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
https://www.quora.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Orlando police recovered an AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle at Pulse, the gay nightclub that Mateen chose as his target. He reportedly bought the AR-15 and a handgun legally within the last few days.
https://archive.thinkprogress.org/this-is-the-gun-that-commi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police said an AR-15-style rifle was recovered at the scene. An investigation is underway after a shooting at multiple locations in northern Prince George's County, Maryland, on Friday afternoon sent …
https://wjla.com/news/local/prince-georges-county-maryland-m…
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Claim 7: “His next hearing is scheduled for June.”
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The provided evidence includes a different 'Simpson' case (Suzanne Simpson) and general legal definitions, but no evidence regarding Larry Simpson's next hearing date in June.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
https://www.wikipedia.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — A status hearing is a pretrial proceeding in which the judge, prosecution and defense discuss the status of the case, including evidence, motions and scheduling matters, to ensure the case continues m…
https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/status-hearing-sc…
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web search NEUTRAL — HELD- at the stage of bail, detailed analysis of evidence is wholly impermissible and Court only examines “prima facie case”. Considering gravity, huge unauthorized transactions and multiple cyber com…
https://hcraj.nic.in/
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Claim 8: “Larry Simpson, 68, made his first court appearance for a bond review Monday.”
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While the name Larry Simpson is linked to the crime in other results, the specific detail about his age (68) and the Monday bond review is only explicitly corroborated by the 7News result in claim 6; the other results for 'Larry Page' are irrelevant.
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web search NEUTRAL — — Larry Page pagecs.stanford.edu[46] BackRub already exhibited the rudimentary functions and characteristics of a search engine: a query input was entered and it provided a list of backlinks ranked by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Larry Page is #2 on Forbes' 2026 Billionaires list. Read more about Larry Page, their experience, their asset summary, and more here.
https://www.forbes.com/profile/larry-page/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 16, 2024 · Larry Page is the founder of one of the most influential tech companies in the world. The quirky, soft-spoken computer scientist cofounded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998. As Google evo…
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/who-is-larry-page…
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Claim 9: “A man accused in a rampage of shootings and carjackings in Prince George's County is facing more than 60 charges, including attempted murder.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm a man (Larry Simpson) is facing 66 charges, including shootings and carjackings in Prince George's County.
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web search NEUTRAL — Man accused of shootings, carjackings across Prince George’s County faces 66 charges.Police charge alleged Prince George’s shooting spree gunman with 66 offenses.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — (Prince George's County Police Department). Witnesses told police the man fired several shots. No one was hurt at that scene. Shortly after, police said Simpson shot at a car with a 64-year-old man in…
https://wjla.com/news/local/prince-georges-county-maryland-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prince George's County, Maryland, news updates, events and information.During the carjacking he shot in the direction of an unarmed, off-duty police office, who was not struck, police said. That offic…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/prince-georges-coun…
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Claim 10: “Police say Simpson’s shooting spree on Friday began in College Park, continued into Riverdale and ended in Greenbelt.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'Police' and 'PoliceActivity' YouTube channel, which do not mention the specific locations of the shooting spree.
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web search NEUTRAL — The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. [1] .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Police typically are responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activities. These functions are known as…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/police
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web search NEUTRAL — The PoliceActivity channel is one of the leading informational platforms on YouTube for police related news and events, bringing you educational and informative content. Our goal is to provide an...
https://www.youtube.com/@policeactivity
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Claim 11: “Along the way, they say an off duty police officer followed Simpson, reporting his location to the off-duty officer’s wife, who is also a police officer.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'OFF', which are completely irrelevant to the factual claim about a police officer.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of OFF is from a place or position; specifically : away from land. How to use off in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off
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web search NEUTRAL — Get back out there with OFF! insect repellents – the right protection to keep your outdoor fun uninterrupted from mosquitoes, ticks, and other biting insects.
https://off.com/en-us
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web search NEUTRAL — You might dash off, moving away from where you started, or turn off your original route during a trip. There are several other meanings of off, including "not scheduled," as when you're off work, and …
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/off
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.