Guard dies after Census Bureau shooting; suspect, D.C. officer wounded
SUITLAND, Md. -- Police say a man who kidnapped a woman in a domestic dispute later shot a guard at the U.S. Census Bureau headquarters in Maryland before leading police on a chase into Washington, D.C., which ended with the suspect and an officer wounded.
A Prince George's Hospital Center spokeswoman said shortly after midnight that Lawrence Buckner, 59, died after being brought to the hospital Thursday evening, CBS Radio affiliate WTOP reported.
At a news conference Thursday night, District Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the string of incidents began around 5:30 p.m. with a report of an armed kidnapping in the area of T Street Northeast, CBS affiliate WUSA-TV reported.
Police issued an alert on Twitter, describing the suspect as a black male who was driving a green Honda Accord. About half an hour later, a guard at the Census Bureau saw two people fighting in a car which matched the description, Lanier said.
Lanier says when the guard approached the car, he was shot. Fire officials in Prince George's County say he was taken to a hospital in "extremely critical condition" with at least one gunshot wound to the upper body.
Lanier said the suspect in the shooting was spotted and chased by Washington, D.C., police.
The suspect's car crashed in northeast Washington, and in an exchange of gunfire, the suspect and a police officer were shot. Their conditions were unknown.
A D.C. police spokesman told WTOP around 12:30 a.m. that the suspect and officer were alive, but had no other information.
At some point between the shooting at the U.S. Census Bureau and the shootout with police, the suspect allegedly dropped off the victim, WUSA reported. It was unclear what her relationship was to the suspect.
An all-clear was given at the Census Bureau and civilians were allowed to leave the complex about 9 p.m.