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Man shot and killed by police in Suitland, police say

Nbcwashington · · 277 words · By Jessica Albert; NBC Washington Staff
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What to know about Man shot and killed by police in Suitland, police say

A Prince George’s County police officer shot and killed a man in Suitland, Maryland, Friday night, police said.

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What happened

A Prince George’s County police officer shot and killed a man in Suitland, Maryland, Friday night, police said.

Why it matters

Police officers in marked cruisers followed two vehicles down Reamy Drive after seeing them about 11:45 p.m.

Common ground

in the area of Suitland Road and Randolph Road, the police department said.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the officers involved in the shooting were wearing body-worn cameras”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses body cameras in Maine, Minneapolis, and Baltimore, but does not specifically confirm whether the officers in the Suitland incident were wearing them.
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web search NEUTRAL — Agents were not wearing body-worn cameras.No officers involved in the operations that led to the death of Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine on Monday or Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas on July 7 were w…
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-body-worn-cameras-police-rollou…
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web search NEUTRAL — Minneapolis police have asked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Saturday that the officers involved in the shooting were wearing body came…
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/06/23/man-shot-and-killed…
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web search NEUTRAL — The ICE website outlines a body-worn camera program, saying cameras are being distributed to officers in five cities, including Baltimore, as part of the program's first phase.
https://web.archive.org/web/20260109035043/https://www.wbalt…
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Claim 2: “footage is typically released within 20 business days”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that the IID typically releases body-worn camera footage within 20 business days of an incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Type II U-boat was designed by Nazi Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch front company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw Den Haag (I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_II_submarine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In probability theory and statistics, a collection of random variables is independent and identically distributed (i.i.d., iid, or IID) if each random variable has the same probability distribution as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_and_identically_di…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ignition interlock device or breath alcohol ignition interlock device (IID or BAIID) is a breathalyzer for an individual's vehicle. It requires the driver to blow into a mouthpiece on the device be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignition_interlock_device
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Claim 3: “One of the vehicles drove off the 'narrow, dimly lit dead-end street,' through a residential yard and toward the officers”
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While the general event is corroborated, the specific detail about driving through a residential yard toward officers is only mentioned in one specific web search result ('Driver fatally shot by Prince George’s police...'). Other provided evidence for this claim index refers to unrelated incidents in other cities.
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web search NEUTRAL — As thick smoke poured from the engine, officers got the driver, and a passenger out safely. Other officers closed the southbound lanes because of the danger. Suddenly, the burning truck began to roll …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WcXTSlHqHM
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web search NEUTRAL — High-Speed Chase Through Streets and Residential Yards. Authorities said Pearson ignored numerous traffic signals and stop controls while attempting to escape. According to police, his driving nearly …
https://pulseofpride.com/crime/tesla-driving-dad-abandoned-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — While one of the officers was standing near the driver’s side of the vehicle attempting to speak with him, Laman suddenly put the vehicle in reverse and backed out of the driveway before slamming on t…
https://www.mlive.com/crime/2020/11/man-accused-of-trying-to…
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Claim 4: “one of the officers fired their gun, shooting the driver of the car”
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The specific detail that an officer shot the driver of the vehicle that drove toward them is mentioned in one relevant web search result. Other results provided for this claim index describe unrelated shootings in St. John, Oviedo, and Takoma Park.
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web search NEUTRAL — - A St. John police officer opened fire on a driver as they drove their vehicle toward him Tuesday morning in northwest Indiana.The officer, "fearing for his life," shot several times at the vehicle w…
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/st-john-police-officer-fir…
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web search NEUTRAL — An Oviedo police officer shot a man who investigators say drove a car toward officers on Thursday. Michelle Meredith reports.Michelle: police say the driver of the car was shot by the officer. His wif…
https://www.wesh.com/article/man-shot-while-driving-toward-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Safe Driving.Police said officers located a stolen Honda, and when an officer exited his patrol car to approach it, the car sped toward him. The officer fired his handgun once at the auto. Authorities…
https://wjla.com/news/local/takoma-park-police-officer-invol…
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Claim 5: “the officer has been placed on administrative leave”
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Two independent cross-references from Nbcwashington confirm that the officers involved were placed on administrative leave.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — They have been placed on routine administrative leave while the investigation continues.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/a…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Police say the two officers were placed on administrative leave and the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office will review the case.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/v…
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Claim 6: “A Prince George’s County police officer shot and killed a man in Suitland, Maryland, Friday night”
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Multiple independent web search results (NBC4 Washington and another news report) confirm that a Prince George's County police officer shot and killed a man in Suitland, Maryland, on a Friday night.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prince George's County (often shortened to PG County, PG, or PGC) is located in the U.S. state of Maryland bordering the eastern portion of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George's_County,_Maryla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suitland is a census designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland. Suitland is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Washington, D.C.. As of the 2020 census, its population …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suitland,_Maryland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suitland-Silver Hill was a census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland prior to the 2010 United States census. It is approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Washington, D.C., 10 m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suitland-Silver_Hill,_Maryland
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Claim 7: “The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) is investigating the shooting”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) investigates police-involved shootings in Maryland, and specifically that they are investigating the Suitland incident (mentioned in NBC4 Washington and other web results).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1978 Maryland attorney general election was held on November 7, 1978, in order to elect the attorney general of Maryland. Democratic nominee and former United States Attorney for the District of M…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Maryland Attorney General election of 2026 will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Anthony Brown is running for a second …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Attorney General of the State of Maryland is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of Maryland, serving as the state's primary prosecutor and legal representative. The current attorney genera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Attorney_General
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Claim 8: “the man died at a hospital”
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The provided evidence for this claim describes deaths at hospitals in Arlington, Texas, and Manchester, but none of the evidence specifically confirms that the man in the Suitland, Maryland incident died at a hospital.
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web search NEUTRAL — An Arlington police officer shot and killed a man armed with a knife and experiencing a mental health crisis Thursday.Officers provided first aid until paramedics arrived and he was taken to the hospi…
https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-18/arlington-police-of…
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web search NEUTRAL — The man was in a serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso on the city’s north side on Sunday afternoon, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at a news conference wi…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/20/ice-officer-shoots-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Policeman Shot Dead in Training A police officer has died after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest in a training exercise in Manchester. The male officer died in hospital after the incident, which…
https://www.euroki.org/koza/test--read-the-text-and-put-the-…
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Claim 9: “Police officers in marked cruisers followed two vehicles down Reamy Drive after seeing them about 11:45 p.m. in the area of Suitland Road and Randolph Road”
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Two independent sources (NBC4 Washington and a report on body/dash camera videos) confirm that officers in marked cruisers followed two vehicles near Suitland and Randolph roads onto Reamy Drive around 11:45 p.m.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police in marked cruisers saw two vehicles at around 11:45 p.m. in the area of Suitland Road and Randolph Road. They then followed them as they turned onto Reamy Drive, which police described as “a na…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-shot-and-killed…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police said officers in a marked cruiser were following two vehicles near Suitland and Randolph roads. Investigators have not said why officers were following the vehicles. As police followed the vehi…
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/body-dash-camera-video-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the Prince George's County Police Department, one of the drivers veered off the road into a yard and drove toward officers, prompting an officer to shoot. A man was struck. Specific circu…
https://wjla.com/news/local/fatal-police-involved-shooting-p…
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.