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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- June 21, 2018
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The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on June 20 on the 600 block of Atlantic Street, SE.
During the morning hours, police located Andre Simmons, Jr., 28, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He did not show any signs consistent with life on the scene.
The Prince George’s County Police Department apprehended June 21 Darin C. Moore, Jr. in connection with kidnapping Simmons.
Apparently, Moore, along with another individual, kidnapped Simmons from a parking lot near his home in Bowie, Md. News reports state that Simmons’ family paid a $7,000 ransom to get him back, but he was shot anyway. Homicide charges have not been filed.
The Washington Post reported that police located Moore through his vehicle, a black Nissan. According to the Post, police were currently tracking a black Nissan they suspected was involved in a robbery. When police discovered a black Nissan was also involved in Simmons’ abduction, police checked the tracking information. The vehicle, which was registered to Moore, was at the site of the kidnapping and where the victim’s body was found.
The Post also reports that both the victim and suspect have convictions in Prince George’s County for drug and gun charges, respectively. Authorities refused to provide any information on whether the shooting and convictions are linked.
Moore is being held without bond.