ICE officer kills fugitive at Prince William Co. hotel

WASHINGTON — A fugitive wanted on several warrants was fatally shot Friday morning by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer after a federal task force tracked him down at a Dumfries, Virginia, hotel.

Officers with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force had received a lead that 37-year-old Mario Dantoni Bass of Woodbridge was at a Days Inn in Dumfries, Virginia, said Prince William County police. Task force officers found Bass, who broke through an upper-floor window and fled before encountering the ICE officer.

A struggle ensued, police said, and the suspect was shot.

Prince William County police had been seeking Bass on 11 active warrants, most recently in connection with a domestic-related abduction earlier this month.

Additional warrants for the fugitive — including ones for felony grand larceny auto and identity theft — date as far back as September 2015.

No other injuries were reported. Prince William County police are leading the investigation.

Jack Pointer

Jack contributes to WTOP.com when he's not working as the afternoon/evening radio writer.

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