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‘I want my son back': Worker shot and killed on trash truck in Prince George's County

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A worker on a trash truck was shot and killed in Prince George’s County Thursday, and police are looking for a shooter, authorities said.

Several shots were fired near the intersection of Glenoak Road and Greenvale Parkway in Woodlawn before 4 p.m., police said. The scene was near Woodlawn Recreation Center.

An employee of a private garbage removal company was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as 30-year-old Idongesit Udosen of Lanham.

"I want my son back," his mother told News4, tearfully. "I love him. He's a good son."

“I walked down there and saw the deceased on the ground, and my heart was broken,” a witness said. “Your heart just goes out. He was there laying out for a while.”

A worker on a trash truck was shot and killed in Prince George's County Thursday evening. News4's Walter Morris reports.

Police said the shooting was not random but did not provide a motive.

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“I can’t believe it, not around here,” said Nadi Harper, who works nearby. “I really can’t believe this is happening.”

“Everyone is just so community-like around here,” she said. “As long as I've been working here, that’s the only vibes I get. You see I’m outside at night, like, walking around. I don’t do this at home.”

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