WALDORF, Md. — Jan 30, 2008
Charles County sheriff’s deputies said an off-duty Prince George’s County police officer shot a man multiple times before fatally shooting herself on Sunday afternoon, News4’s Darcy Spencer reported.
The officer involved has been identified as Tora Lynn Coates, 38. The incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. at a home in the 5800 block of Opaleye Court in Waldorf.
Police said Coates shot her fiance several times before turning the gun on herself.
Coates died but her fiance survived, police said.
The 45-year-old man was taken by helicopter to a local hospital, where he is in critical condition.
Coates worked in the internal affairs department for Prince George’s County police. “Our police department family is deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic death of Sgt. Tora Coates, a 15 year veteran of the Prince George’s County Police Department,” the department said in a statement issued on Monday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Sgt. Coates’ family, even as our own hearts are filled with sadness.
Charles County sheriff’s deputies said an off-duty Prince George’s County police officer shot a man multiple times before fatally shooting herself on Sunday afternoon, News4’s Darcy Spencer reported.
The officer involved has been identified as Tora Lynn Coates, 38. The incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. at a home in the 5800 block of Opaleye Court in Waldorf.
Police said Coates shot her fiance several times before turning the gun on herself.
Coates died but her fiance survived, police said.
The 45-year-old man was taken by helicopter to a local hospital, where he is in critical condition.
Coates worked in the internal affairs department for Prince George’s County police. “Our police department family is deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic death of Sgt. Tora Coates, a 15 year veteran of the Prince George’s County Police Department,” the department said in a statement issued on Monday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Sgt. Coates’ family, even as our own hearts are filled with sadness.
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