Weekend shootings brought the number of homicides Prince George’s police have investigated to 62 this year, still down compared with 84 the same time last year.
On Monday, police announced the names of those killed by gunfire in separate shootings across the county, including in Seat Pleasant, unincorporated Upper Marlboro and Temple Hills. It was an especially violent weekend for the county, where — unlike the District — homicide rates so far this year have been lower compared with recent years. Violent crime, including homicides, shootings and carjackings, spiked in 2020 and again in 2021 after a decade of decline.
The weekend’s first fatality was reported Friday evening, when county officers and the Seat Pleasant Police Department were called to the 6300 block of Seat Pleasant Drive at about 8:45 p.m. for the report of a shooting. Police said they found 16-year-old Antonio Parker Jr., in the parking lot of a convenience store with a gunshot wound. The teenager died at the hospital.
“Far too many of these disputes are being settled with firearms,” he said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to bring some closure to the victims with these investigations.”
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