WASHINGTON– An apartment in District Heights, Maryland is being evacuated after a car crashed into the building.
EMS crews responded to reports of a car that had crashed into an apartment building in the 1900 block of Rochelle Avenue. Prince George’s County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady reports that the female driver was trapped inside the car, but was successfully removed from the vehicle.
The driver was taken to a trauma center in critical condition, but has since been declared “deceased on scene.” Brady says there may be evidence of a gunshot wound. The area around the crash is now a crime scene.
@PGFDPIO U/D the patient has now been declared deceased on scene. Possible GSW involved. Now a crime scene. @PGPDNews will update later. — Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) October 4, 2015
The full extent of the damage to the building is unknown at this time. Brady says some residents may be displaced, but no one was reported hurt.
1900 blocks of Rochelle Avenue in District Heights Maryland with car into apartment building @PGFDPIO @PGFDNews pic.twitter.com1/DeC0Is1FKP
— Paul Hawkins (@PGFDPHOTOSE) October 4, 2015
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