Off-duty Pentagon officer is charged with murder after he shoots dead two people he thought were breaking into a car in the parking lot of apartment building
David Hall Dixon of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency was named as the officer who opened fire in Maryland on Wednesday morning
Dixon said he witnessed what he thought was car burglary in progress in the parking lot of apartment building in Takoma Park and intervened
Two suspects jumped in a car and tried to flee, and Dixon opened fire on them from his service weapon
Dominique Williams, 32, and James Lionel Johnson, 38, were pronounced dead from gunshot wounds at the hospital
Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Charged With Murder After Shooting Two Men He Thought Were Stealing Car
On 4/9/21 at 4:25 PM EDT
An off-duty Pentagon police officer who shot and killed two people he believed were stealing a car has been charged with second-degree murder, police announced Friday.
David Hall Dixon was taken into custody by Takoma Park police in Maryland on Friday after he fatally shot two men as they were driving away after an encounter on Wednesday.
Dixon initially said that he believed the victims were breaking into a car, and said he opened fire after three men involved in the incident nearly ran him over. But investigations by Takoma Park police later found that the off-duty officer unlawfully opened fire after danger had passed.
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