Document: Suspect extradited and charged in shooting of off-duty MPD member

By DC Witness Staff
– May 30, 2024
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the extradition of a suspect in connection with a shooting that injured an off-duty MPD captain on May 20 in the 5800 block of 7th Street in North Carolina. west. The second suspect remains in custody of the PG County Police Department, awaiting extradition to the District.

According to MPD documents, officers received a call about a shooting at the scene while the off-duty MPD captain was driving his personal vehicle to work. He spotted a vehicle driving erratically in front of him. The car stopped, a suspect got out and shot at the captain's vehicle.

The captain was injured and drove his vehicle to an aid station, where he was transported to hospital for treatment of his injuries.

The captain was able to note part of the license plate of the suspect vehicle, which was forwarded to the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC). They located the vehicle near Northeast and alerted Fifth District officers, who pursued the vehicle to Landover, Maryland, where the vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle crash. Two suspects were arrested by PG County Police.

On May 23, William Walker, 21, was extradited to Washington DC and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.

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