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Nbcwashington · · 465 words · By Carissa DiMargo; Megan McGrath; Darcy Spencer
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What to know about Woman found shot multiple times in Upper Marlboro driveway outside home

The man suspected of shooting a woman in a Maryland driveway Tuesday morning, leaving her in critical condition, has been found dead in South Carolina.

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What happened

The man suspected of shooting a woman in a Maryland driveway Tuesday morning, leaving her in critical condition, has been found dead in South Carolina.

Why it matters

Prince George’s County police say the suspect, 30-year-old Dante Morris of Fort Mill, South Carolina, was found dead Tuesday evening.

Common ground

Morris and the victim had been in a relationship previously, police said.

Perspective signals

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 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: “Prince George’s County police say the suspect, 30-year-old Dante Morris of Fort Mill, South Carolina, was found dead Tuesday evening.”
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Multiple web search results identify the suspect as 30-year-old Dante Morris of Fort Mill, South Carolina, and state he was found dead Tuesday evening.
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Claim 2: “Police say she was shot in a driveway in the 10400 block of Birdie Lane in Upper Marlboro.”
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Three independent web search results confirm the shooting occurred in the 10400 block of Birdie Lane in Upper Marlboro.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The victim, 29-year-old Kayla Richardson, was left fighting for her life after being shot multiple times on Birdie Lane in Upper Marlboro, ...
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/woman-shot-in-upper…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Police said officers responded to the 10400 block of Birdie Lane on June 2 and found Kayla Richardson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZK1-xbuqnI/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Officers responded to the 10400 block of Birdie Lane around 7:20 a.m. after receiving a report of a woman who had been shot. When officers ...
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/woman-shot-transpor…
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Claim 3: “She remains hospitalized in critical condition, police said Wednesday.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for the TV show 'Wednesday', which are irrelevant. No relevant news sources in the evidence provided confirm the victim's status as of Wednesday.
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Claim 4: “A dispatcher on a 911 call said she had a "head wound" and had "two bullet wounds and one to the head."”
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The claim is confirmed by both a cross-reference (Nbcwashington) and a web search result quoting the 911 dispatcher's specific words regarding the head wound and two bullet wounds.
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Claim 5: “Morris had driven back home to South Carolina after the shooting, they said.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the suspect's travel details back to South Carolina.
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Claim 6: “The victim was shot multiple times, including in the head, about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday.”
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While the general event is corroborated, the specific detail of '7:15 a.m.' and 'multiple times including the head' is not explicitly repeated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; other sources mention 'around 7:20 a.m.' or 'multiple gunshot wounds' without the specific timestamp of 7:15.
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Claim 7: “News4 obtained video taken from a doorbell camera in which about eight gunshots can be heard.”
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The provided web search results for this claim discuss different doorbell camera incidents (Dayton, etc.) and do not provide evidence regarding a doorbell camera for the specific Upper Marlboro incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 3, 2026 ... Watch the full video: https://www.khou. com/article/news/local/rusty-ridge-lane-mother-shot- killed/285-75e1ff00-8028-4ed7-9f0e- b686af1e6144?
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... ... shots fired in the 1000 block of Grafton Avenue after midnight. ABOUT WHIO-TV Channel 7: WHIO TV is your home for breaking news, live video ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 10, 2022 ... Video captured by the camera includes the sound of gunshots from the original shooting on Sunnyslope Avenue south of Orange Grove Boulevard.
https://www.cityofpasadena.net/police/critical-incident-brie…
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Claim 8: “Prince George's County detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Morris based on a preliminary investigation, police said.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the issuance of an arrest warrant.
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Claim 9: “The man suspected of shooting a woman in a Maryland driveway Tuesday morning, leaving her in critical condition, has been found dead in South Carolina.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that a man suspected of shooting a woman in an Upper Marlboro, Maryland driveway was found dead in South Carolina.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South Carolina State Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The lower house is the South Carolina House of Rep…
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Claim 10: “Authorities... appreciated the assistance of the York County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Office’s SWAT Team and Crisis Negotiator Unit, as well as the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force.”
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Claim 11: “Morris and the victim had been in a relationship previously, police said.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that police stated Morris and the victim had been in a previous relationship (referred to as 'ex' or 'ex-girlfriend').
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Police say Dante Morris, 30, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, shot his ex Tuesday morning in a driveway on Birdie Lane in Upper Marlboro, ...
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/ex-suspected-of-gra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... The suspect, 30-year-old Dante Morris of Fort Mill, South Carolina, was found dead Tuesday evening in South Carolina. Morris and the victim had ...
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/suspect-dead-woman-critical-cond…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Investigators identified the suspect as 30-year-old Dante Morris of Fort Mill, South Carolina. According to police, Morris and the victim had ...
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