Crime & Safety
Police Search for Suspects in Assault Case
County police are looking for two men, one of whom had a handgun.
Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly pointed a gun at a man walking along the 9600 block of 51st Ave. on Wednesday night.
According to police, the victim was walking along 51st Avenue around 10:30 p.m. when he was approached by two suspects, one of whom produced a black hand gun and pointed it at the victim. The victim took off running to a nearby house, where he called the police, and the suspects fled. No items were stolen from the victim, and he was uninjured. Police do not know whether the victim is a College Park resident.
The case is considered an assault based on the fact that the suspects pointed a gun at the victim, said police spokesperson Cpl. Henry Tippet.
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The suspects are described as two Hispanic males, both approximately 30-years- old. Both are around 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weigh 160 pounds. One of the suspects was wearing a black jacket, and the other was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and was armed with a black gun.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s District I Investigative Section at (301) 699-2601.
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