Document: Suspect Extradited and Charged for Shooting at Off Duty MPD Member

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 30, 2024
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced the extradition of a suspect in connection to a shooting that injured an off-duty MPD captain on May 20 on the 5800 block of 7th Street, NW. The second suspect continues in custody of PG County Police Department, awaiting extradition to the District.

According to MPD documents, officers received a call for a shooting at the location, as the off-duty MPD captain was driving his personal vehicle to work. He spotted a vehicle driving erratically in front of him. The car stopped, one suspect got out, and shot at the captain’s vehicle.

The captain was injured and drove his vehicle to a station for assistance, where he was transported to a hospital for treatment of injuries.

The captain was able to note part of the suspect vehicle’s license plate, which was relayed to the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC). They located the vehicle near in NE, and alerted officers from the Fifth District, who pursued the vehicle into Landover, MD, where the vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle crash. Two suspects were taken into custody by PG County Police Department.

On May 23, William Walker, 21, was extradited to DC and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.