Off-Duty Officer Shoots Suspect During Home Invasion
LAUREL, Md. (AP) — Authorities say an off-duty police officer with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission shot a man who illegally entered his home in Laurel.
Agency spokeswoman Ayoka Blandford says in a statement that the home-invasion suspect was shot in the arm Sunday afternoon and has been apprehended. She says his injuries are not life-threatening.
Prince George's County Police Officer Tyler Hunter says his agency will likely release more details Monday. He declined to disclose the races of the home-invasion suspect or the officer who shot him.
Blandford says the officer has served with the sanitary commission for one year. She says he worked for the University of Maryland-Baltimore for 20 years.
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is a water and wastewater utility serving 1.8 million residents in Prince George's and Montgomery counties.
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