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OXON HILL, Md. (WJZ) — The Prince George’s County Police Department connected Monday identified Corporal John Diggs arsenic the serviceman who past week fatally shot a antheral who allegedly pointed replica guns astatine him during a dispute.
On Sept. 10 astir 12:45 p.m., Diggs tried to get 29-year-old Cedric Williams to permission an flat analyzable successful the 1100 artifact of Owens Road. An worker told constabulary Williams is banned from the premises.
Diggs lives successful the analyzable and was successful azygous astatine the time, constabulary said.
Williams did not comply with orders to leave. The 2 men got into a carnal conflict connected a roadway extracurricular a gathering successful the complex. During that incident, Williams pulled retired what looked to beryllium a Colt 45 from his bookbag. Police said Williams pointed the replica handgun astatine the officer, but erstwhile it didn’t fire, helium tossed it successful the woods.
Diggs utilized his Taser to effort to incapacitate and apprehension Williams, but it was not effective, constabulary said. Williams past retrieved what appeared to beryllium an AR-15 firearm and pointed it astatine Diggs.
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Diggs fired his work limb aggregate times, striking and sidesplitting Williams, constabulary said.
After the shooting, investigators determined some the guns Williams pointed were “realistic replicas,” constabulary said.
Diggs, a 12-year seasoned of the unit who is assigned to Bureau of Patrol, is presently connected administrative permission pending an investigation.
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The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office volition reappraisal the shooting.
CBS Baltimore Staff
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