Shooting Victim Dies of Injuries

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit has assumed the investigation into a now fatal shooting that occurred late Saturday night in the unincorporated section of Capitol Heights. The victim is 40-year-old Dustin Evans of Washington, DC.

On September 5, 2026, at approximately 11:50 pm, officers responded to a shooting in the 1100 block of Chapelwood Lane. Officers located Evans outside suffering from a gunshot wound(s). He died of his injuries on September 8, 2026.

Investigators are working to identify the suspect(s) and determine a motive.

If you have information and would like to speak to a Homicide Unit detective, please call 301-516-2512. Please refer to case number 26-0047489.

 

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PGPD Investigating Fatal Hit-and-Run Involving Electric Bicycle

 The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving an electric bicycle that occurred Monday night in Temple Hills. The deceased e-bike rider has been identified as 20-year-old Manuel Mateo-Molina of Temple Hills. 

On September 7, 2026, at approximately 11:40 pm, officers responded to the area of St. Barnabas Road and Stamp Road for the report of a collision involving an e-bike and an SUV. Once on scene, they located Mateo-Molina in the roadway. He died of his injuries on Tuesday.

The preliminary investigation indicates Mateo-Molina and the driver of the SUV were traveling in the eastbound lanes on St. Barnabas Road. For reasons now under investigation, it appears the SUV struck the victim from behind. The driver of the SUV fled the scene. Preliminarily, the involved SUV may be dark blue in color and may have some front-end damage.

As always, investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who has dash camera or home surveillance footage that may have captured the incident to contact the Prince George’s County Police Department. Even if you believe your footage may not be significant, it could provide valuable information to assist investigators.

Anyone with information about this case who would like to speak with an investigator is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. Please refer to case number 26-0047864.

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PGPD Investigating Fatal Shooting

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is actively investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in the unincorporated section of Hyattsville. The victim is 33-year-old Brian Vasquez Rodriguez of Adelphi.

On September 6, 2026, at approximately 4:15 am, officers responded to the 2200 block of Lewisdale Drive for a report of a shooting. Once on scene, officers located Vasquez Rodriguez inside the driver’s seat of his vehicle suffering from gunshot wound(s). Despite life-saving measures, he died at the scene.

Investigators are working to identify the suspect(s) and determine a motive.

If you have information and would like to speak to a Homicide Unit detective, please call 301-516-2512. Please refer to case number 26-0047521.

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PGPD Investigating Now-Fatal Pedestrian Collision

 The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a now-fatal collision involving a pedestrian that occurred in late August in the Landover area. The deceased pedestrian is 50-year-old Tamica Wilson of Upper Marlboro.

 
On August 31, 2026, at approximately 1:10 pm, officers responded to the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and Columbia Park Road. Wilson was located on the roadway and taken to a hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. She died on September 4, 2026.
 
The preliminary investigation revealed Wilson was attempting to cross Martin Luther King Jr. Highway when, for reasons now under investigation, she was struck by a vehicle traveling eastbound. The driver was not injured and remained on scene.
 
As always, investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who has dash camera or home surveillance footage that may have captured the incident to contact the Prince George’s County Police Department. Even if you believe your footage may not be significant, it could provide valuable information to assist investigators.
 
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. Please refer to case number 26-0046472.

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