Police responding to a 911 call for breaking and entering shot and killed a man in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, Thursday evening, Prince George’s County police said.
An officer entered an apartment about 5:45 p.m. and was met by a man.
“He entered the location and encountered one male adult suspect,” Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz said. “An exchange happened with that officer. The officer discharged his weapon, striking the adult male one time.”
Aziz didn't elaborate on what type of exchange there was other than that it wasn't an exchange of gunfire.
Police attempted life-saving measures, but the suspect died at the scene, police said.
The officer was not injured.
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There was a second person in the apartment, police said, but it's unclear if our how they were related to the incident.
The man who was shot and killed was a resident of the apartment but was not the 911 caller, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. The officer gave the man commands before the shooting, and two handguns were found near him after the shooting, the office said.
Police body camera footage on the encounter is expected to be released in the coming weeks.
The shooting is one of a few recent police shootings in the D.C. area. On Jan. 30, New Carrollton Police shot and killed a man who went on a crime rampage from D.C. to Baltimore. On Jan. 24, D.C. Police shot and killed a man who escaped an ambulance and assaulted a paramedic on North Capitol Street.
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