Moment gunman opens fire from sunroof of a car, hitting girl, 12, and leaving her critically wounded
Moment gunman opens fire from sunroof of a car near Washington DC, hitting girl, 12, and leaving her critically wounded
- Police in Maryland shared surveillance footage of a man brazenly firing a gun into a row of businesses in Capitol Heights out of a car’s sunroof on Friday
- A 12-year-old girl, who was ordering food at one of the businesses, was shot and critically injured around 6.35pm – as of Thursday, she is still hospitalized
- Prince George’s County Police said they don’t believe that she was the shooter’s intended target
Security camera footage captured the moment a man opened fire from the sunroof of a car on a road near Washington DC last Friday, critically wounding a 12-year-old girl.
The vehicle was driving down a road in Capitol Heights, Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C., at around 6:35pm on October 8.
The man can be seen standing up out of the sunroof and opening fire indiscriminately on a row of businesses.
The girl was hit as she waited for food at a restaurant, and is still hospitalized and in critical condition as of Thursday, Prince George‘s County Police said.
Police said they don’t believe that she was the shooter’s intended target.
The 12-year-old girl that the man shot from the sunroof of his car was waiting for food at one of the businesses, and is still hospitalized as of Thursday
In the video, the unidentified man can be seen stretching half of his body out of the car’s sunroof and firing several shots into the row of businesses. He is wearing what appears to be a blue sweatshirt with the hood pulled up
In the video, the unidentified man can be seen stretching half of his body out of the car’s sunroof. He is wearing what appears to be a blue sweatshirt with the hood pulled up.
After firing the shots, the man ducks back into the car. It is unclear whether he was the driver or passenger of the vehicle.
A $2,500 reward is being offered for any information leading to the capture of the unknown shooter or about the vehicle shown in the footage.
After firing the shots, the man ducks back into the car. It is unclear whether he was the driver or passenger of the vehicle
Pictured is the row of businesses that the unidentified man shot rounds into in Capitol Heights, Maryland on October 8
Prince George’s County Police could not be reached for comment at press time.
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