Maryland police officer slain in ambush, two suspects arrested

[Little Tich]

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

(Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on Sunday on a Prince George's County police station in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, killing one officer in what authorities called an unprovoked attack, before the assailant and a second suspect were arrested.

The accused gunman, who was not identified, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in an ensuing gunfight with officers, and was being treated at a nearby hospital, county police said. The second suspect was taken into custody a short time later following a search of the area.

County Police Chief Henry Stawinski said he could offer no explanation for what might have precipitated the attack on the District 3 police station, which lies adjacent to police headquarters in Landover, Maryland, about 8 miles (13 km) east of Washington.

"It wasn't about anything," Stawinski told reporters at a news conference outside the hospital where the slain officer, Jacai Colson, 28, a four-year veteran of the force, was declared dead. "This man launched an attack on a police station and engaged several Prince George's County police officers in a gunfight, to which they responded heroically."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/maryland-policeman-killed-unprovoked-attack-chief-005009853.html

[Action_Patrol]

1. Fucking horrible.

[7962]

2. Great restraint taking them alive. Wouldnt blame them for dropping both of them.

Curious to see what questioning reveals though

[840high]

4. Yes. RIP officer.

[elleng]

3. Thank goodness my son in law is 'undercover.'

This is too close for comfort.

[romanic]

5. It's crazy to think that the suspects weren't shot dead.

This would have warranted it for sure. Great restraint indeed.

[Zira]

6. The officer is black.

I wonder if this was racially motivated.

[7962]

8. Yes, it was an "anti-blue" attack. Wonder what color the attackers are?

Since you brought it up.
I'd bet they're not a couple rednecks.

[bigworld]

9. It's Prince George's County

Landover is over 92% African-American.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Landover,_Maryland

[7962]

10. Wow, didnt know that. Although they COULD have come from elsewhere

But these stats definitely would show they likely were black. I had to mention the "blue" simply because the original poster HAD to ask if it was "race based", even though the article says they started firing at the first cop they saw. So many just cant help themselves and have to make it about race anytime a victim is black

[Old Vet]

7. damn..........................