Police identify man, woman shot and killed by off-duty Pentagon officer in Takoma Park
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Pentagon police officer on leave after firing on suspects he thought were breaking into a car
A Pentagon police officer is on leave after he shot and killed two suspects who he thought were breaking into a vehicle in Takoma Park. The officer was off duty when the incident occurred.
Officers say they responded to reports of shots fired in the parking lot area of the Takoma Overlook Condominiums at around 5 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they say an off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency Police Officer told them he say what he thought was a car break-in and fired at two suspects who tried to the flee the scene in a vehicle.