MD Officer Shoots Live in Boyfriend Before Committing Suicide
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Authorities on Monday continued to investigate what they believe is an attempted murder-suicide involving a Prince George's police officer. Police said 38-year-old Officer Tora Coates shot the man she lived with inside their Waldorf home at about 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Detectives believe she then turned the gun on herself. The 45-year-old man was able to call police despite being shot several times. He is listed in critical condition. Coates was pronounced dead at the scene. Coates worked in the department's internal affairs unit and had previously served as a spokeswoman for the Prince George’s County Police Department. She was not on duty at the time of the shooting. Coates is the sister of Vonzell R. Ward, the former sheriff of Calvert County. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dateline: WALDORF, Md. WRC-TV Former Police Spokeswoman Shoots Male Companion, Then Takes Her Own Life
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 at 5802 Opaleye Court in Waldorf. Deputies said the incident looks like a domestic situation. Both persons involved lived at the residence.The circumstances regarding the shooting remain under investigation, but it appears Coates shot the man and then shot herself, police said. The 45-year-old man was taken by helicopter to Prince George’s Hospital Center, officials said. His condition is unknown. Please email your comments to: AbuseofTheBadge@aol.com
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