Crime & Safety
Man Found Inside Burning Car In Prince George's County: Police
A victim who was found in a burning car in Prince George's County also had a gunshot wound, police say.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD -- Police are searching for a suspect after a body was discovered inside of a burning car in Capitol Heights Tuesday night.
Police were called to the report of a car fire on Akin Avenue at around 10:20 p.m, and they found an unknown victim badly burned inside of the car once firefighters extinguished the flames, according to a report from the Prince George's County Police Department.
An autopsy performed on the body on Wednesday determined that the victim had also suffered a gunshot wound, and police are treating the case as a homicide, the report states.
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Police have not yet identified the victim.
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