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Wayne Pope

Case from Suitland, MD dated May 03, 2017

Victim Details

Wayne Pope

Male

Suitland

MD

2017-05-03

27

Wayne

Pope

07/30/2026

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In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Suitland, Maryland, a routine stop at a gas station turned into a fatal encounter for Wayne Pope. The 27-year-old man had just made a purchase at the Exxon on Silver Hill Road on May 3, 2017, and was returning to his vehicle shortly after midnight. It was then that he was confronted by an armed assailant.

A struggle ensued between Pope and the man, tragically ending with Pope being shot. He was found by police suffering from a gunshot wound to ...
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  • WJLA: Police: Man pronounced dead on scene after overnight shooting in Prince George's Co.
  • Washington Post: Man is fatally shot during a robbery at a Suitland gas station, police say
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