Document: Second Victim Dies After Man’s Overnight Crime Spree

By D.C. Witness Staff - February 5, 2024
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced that a second shooting victim has died from his injuries in connection to a Jan. 29 crime spree.

On Jan. 29, at the 900 block of K Street, NW, the suspect approached an occupied vehicle while it was parked along the block. The suspect got inside the vehicle and shot the adult male driver, before exiting the vehicle and fleeing the scene on foot. The victim was transported to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries, where he died on Feb. 3.

The victim was identified as 56-year-old Michael Gill, who was an ex-Trump official.

A few hours later, the suspect attempted to carjack an individual driving a vehicle at the intersection of 5th and K Street, NE, but was unsuccessful. The victim fled the scene and called police.

Then, the suspect approached a man and a woman by their car on the 300 block of N Street, NE, and demanded their keys. The suspect then shot the man and fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle. The victim was transported to a hospital, where he died. He was identified as 35-year-old Alberto Vasquez Jr. His vehicle was later recovered in Prince George’s County, MD.

The suspect committed two additional carjackings in PG County. In the early hours of Jan. 30, while driving a carjacked vehicle on I-295 Northbound, the suspect began shooting at a MPD cruiser while it was driving near Exit 1. A round struck the cruiser, but the officer was not injured.

At that time, the suspect drove to the 7500 block of Annapolis Road in PG County, where he had an interaction with members of the New Carrolton Police Department, which led to an officer-involved shooting that killed the suspect.