A Pentagon police officer who shot dead two people in Maryland on Wednesday morning is charged with second-degree murder, police said.
David Hall Dixon, of Takoma Park, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, Takoma Park police said. He is also facing a charge of weapons and an attempted murder for allegedly shooting at the driver when the men tried to flee, police said.
Dixon was arrested Friday morning, police said.
The victims were identified as Dominique Williams, 32, of Hyattsville and James Lionel Johnson, 38, of District Heights.
News4’s Aimee Cho reports on a deadly double shooting in Takoma Park involving a Pentagon police officer.
According to police, Dixon told police he saw what appeared to be a burglary at a car and confronted the men early Wednesday morning in the Takoma Overlook Condominiums parking lot in the 7300 block of New Hampshire Avenue.
The men fled in a car and Dixon fired his service weapon, police said.
Williams and Johnson, who suffered gunshot wounds, went to Prince George’s Hospital where they died, police said.
Police did not accuse the victims killed in news reports and also did not announce any charge against the man driving the car.
Dixon is also charged with using a firearm in a criminal and reckless threat, police say.
Police in Takoma Park are investigating with the Montgomery County Attorneys’ Office. The state’s attorney’s office said they were still gathering evidence.
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