Graduate student Dayvon Maurice Green took his life after firing on his roommates, killing one.
Editor's note: Early Tuesday morning, two University of Maryland students were left dead and another injured in a shooting on 36th Ave. in College Park. Police say that the gunman, identified as 23-year-old graduate student Dayvon Maurice Green, set several fires around his house before shooting two of his roommates when they came outside. One—Stephen Alex Rane, 22, of Silver Spring—was later pronounced dead, while another suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Green then turned the gun on himself, according to police. News of the incident sent shockwaves around College Park and the UMD community. Find continuous coverage of this story below, or follow the latest from College Park Patch on Twitter and Facebook. Update, 8:21 p.m.: UMD …
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A man started several fires at his home before shooting two roommates and taking his own life, police said.
A Silver Spring student is one of two University of Maryland students found dead, and another injured, after what police identified as a murder-suicide Tuesday morning in College Park. According to Prince George’s County Police Department spokesperson Julie Parker, officers responded to the 8700 block of 36th Ave. just before 1 a.m. When they arrived, they found three men suffering from gunshot wounds and a small fire showing from the side of a house. Police believe the suspect, Dayvon Maurice Green, 23, of College Park, started several small fires in the basement and backyard of the home, which he shared with two other men. When his roommates came outside to discuss the fires with the suspect, he shot one of them, according to police. …
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11:34 am on Friday, February 15, 2013
jay: please stop. We dont know that Dayvon had this gun legally or illegally, so the gun might not have been for protection. Takoma Park may ballot all it wants. The Us constitution guarantees gun ownership so Takoma Park residents may have guns. more ›
The shooting, which involved Takoma Park Police, occurred at about 4 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Riggs Road and Metzerott Road, at the conclusion of a police chase.
Update: A Takoma Park police officer fatally shot a man Saturday after he fled the scene of an attempted carjacking where he stabbed his victim multiple times, police said. Prince George’s County Police are investigating what began Saturday afternoon with the attempted carjacking at a Sunoco gas station and ended with a confrontation between the suspect and police near the intersection of Riggs Road and Metzerott Road. The suspect, who is reported to be 19 years old, was transported to MedStar Washington Hospital Center where he was declared dead, police said. The stabbing victim, a Takoma Park resident, was also transported to MedStar Washington Hospital Center where he is presently undergoing surgery and is in critical condition, …
8:49 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011
The taser did not work?!?!? I agree with Joan that the suspect had to be on something for the taser to have little to no effect on him. Have you ever been hit by a taser? I have not but I have numerous friends in law enforcement and one taser is enough to bring them down. Good job to the Takoma Park Police by ending a situation that could have led to more injuries. more ›
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12:53 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013
Tell that to the families of those murdered more ›