A man killed his 11-year-old stepdaughter in what investigators described as a murder-suicide in Landover, Maryland, Wednesday night, Prince George's police said. A woman was wounded in the shooting.
The shooting happened in the 6900 block of Stansbury Lane, Prince George’s County police said. Officers responded just before 9:30 p.m. and found two adults and a child suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.
The girl and the suspect were declared dead at the scene.
“Her bright future was cut tragically short last night by her stepfather,” Chief of Police Malik Aziz said.
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A woman was taken to a hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries, authorities said. She is in stable condition.
Prince George's County police said 38-year-old Curtis Lynch shot the woman and her daughter, Mailyn Turkes.
“Mailyn did not deserve this," Aziz said. "The adult female victim did not deserve this. The families that are involved did not deserve this.”
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Police said there was no threat to the community.
D.C. police arrested Lynch Feb. 12. He was accused of threatening to kidnap or injure someone, according to court documents. He was released Feb. 16 on pretrial supervision. He was given a curfew, placed on electronic monitoring and told not to possess a gun.
Prosecutors said they wanted him held without bond.
On Feb. 21, sheriff's deputies were called to a Landover home because of argument, the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office said. Not finding any sign of a physical altercation nor having anyone complain of such, no action was taken by deputies other than to advise those involved with resources available to them.
Lynch was convicted in a domestic case in 2015, according to court documents.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-866-411-TIPS.
Note (Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, 8:59 p.m. ET): This article originally said the girl was 10. Police now say she was 11.
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