On May 14th, at approximately 3:40 am,
Prince George’s County Police officers responded to a commercial burglar alarm
at a Checkers fast food restaurant in the 8000 block of Woodyard Road.
The
preliminary investigation reveals that, once on scene, officers observed a
suspect inside of the business with a crowbar trying to break into a safe. A perimeter was immediately established. Officers yelled to the
suspect to come out of the business with his hands up and surrender. An
officer observed that the suspect was holding a possible weapon
and alerted other officers on scene. The suspect exited a side door with
the weapon in his hand and pointed it at least two officers. Officers
ordered the suspect to drop the weapon. One of the officers who was just
yards away, discharged his duty weapon, striking the suspect one time in his leg. Officers administered first aid on the suspect using their
department-issued trauma kits. The suspect later died of his injury at
the hospital. No officers were hurt.
This
photographed weapon was recovered next to the suspect. Evidence
technicians also recovered a spent shell casing from that gun at the scene. A screwdriver was also recovered. It is believed the suspect broke
into a neighboring business by using a gun to shoot out a window to gain entry
just prior to breaking into the Checkers.
The
PGPD officer who discharged his weapon and struck the suspect is Corporal Scott
Weisbrod. He has been with the department for 7 years and 9 months and is
currently assigned to the Bureau of Patrol.
The
deceased suspect is 24-year-old Anthony Trice Jr., of the 10000 block of
Piscataway Road in Clinton.
Corporal
Weisbrod is on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the
investigation.
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