As I have noted in the past, not all Prince George's County homicide victims are identified online by either the police or news media. Media reports differ and say there were either 134 or 136 homicides in the county in 2006. Based on a combination of police press releases and Post and Gazette reports, I can only account for about 132, and not all of those have online police press releases.
If you know the identity of any of the victims of the homicides listed below, please let me know.
The police department does not post all homicide press releases online. They often fail to post followup releases when victims are not identified in the original press release. Police reporting of homicides did improve for a few months after the Gazette published a story and editorial last January (history and discussion), but started slipping again in mid-2006.
At one time, the police e-mailed homicide-related press releases to me (apparently as part of a press mailing list), but stopped doing so several months ago and did not answer my inquiries about being dropped from their list. I do still receive press releases on other topics from the County Executive's office.
- 6. 045: Unidentified man, age not reported
- 27 May 2006, 6:30 am
- Silver Hill Road, 5200 block (near Suitland High School)
- Not identified in original police report, no later police information online. No known followup by the Post or Gazette.
- 6.065, Unidentified man, 34
- 11 Jul 2006, 10:15 pm
- Windom Road, 3700 block
- Victim and killer (41) not named in original police report, no later police information online. No known followup by the Post or Gazette.
- 6.069: Unidentified person, age not reported
- 7 Aug 2006, 2:08 pm
- Wilson Bridge Drive
- No online police press release or press report. (Police posted no press releases online August 1-7.) Listed in Gazette police report, 17 Aug 2006. Not listed in Post police reports.
- 6.075: Unidentified man, age not reported
- 19 Aug 2006, 4:30 pm
- Ager Road near West Hyattsville Metro
- Died in police custody while resisting arrest. No online police press release. No known followup by the Post or Gazette after initial reports apparently based on a police press release that was never posted online.
- 6.076: Unidentified woman, age not reported
- 22 Aug 2006, 6:24 pm
- Greenleaf Road, 7500 block
- Not identified in original police report, no later police information online. No known followup by the Post or Gazette.
- 6.082: Unidentified man, age not reported
- 3 Sep 2006, 7:00 am
- 38th Avenue, 3500 block
- Not identified in first online police report (original press release apparently not online), no later police information online. No known followup by the Post or Gazette.
- 6.125: Unidentified man, age not reported
- 16 Dec 2006, 2:30 am
- Branch Avenue, 3700 block
- No online police press release. My inquiry e-mailed to "Police Customer Services" produced a useless response. The Post and Gazette had brief reports apparently based on a police release that has not been posted online. No known later followup by the Post or Gazette.
- 6.132: Unidentified man, age not reported
- 30 Dec 2006, 7:15 pm
- Kaywood Drive, 4200 block
- Not identified in original police report, no later police information online. No known followup by the Post or Gazette.
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