Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Police ID Suspect in Murder-Suicide
Police have identified a 38-year-old Washington, D.C., man.
The man who police believe is responsible for the shooting death of a Laurel woman yesterday morning has been identified as Javan Terrance Abney.
According to police, Abney, 38, of Washington D.C., , 26, in the parking lot of her apartment complex Wednesday morning along the while her 10-year-old child stood next to her. Within 10 minutes of the shooting, Abney shot himself along Cherry Lane and was pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to police.
According to court records, Abney has criminal record stretching back to 1992. In the District, he had been charged with three felonies by 2002, though those cases were later dismissed.
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Earlier this month, Abney was again facing charges in a Prince George's County court for second degree assault and harassment, according to court records.
Police believe that Abney was the father of at least one of Jones' children.
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