A Washington, D.C., firefighter assaulted his girlfriend earlier than being shot and killed throughout a confrontation with an armed man strolling his canine, based on authorities.
Carl Braxton, 30, was fatally shot earlier than 3:30 a.m. Monday in Bryans Highway, Maryland, based on the Charles County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Authorities mentioned that upon their preliminary investigation, they found that Braxton was reported for assaulting his girlfriend of their townhouse. The lady fled the house and flagged a person who was strolling his canine close to their dwelling, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
Braxton additionally left the house and approached the unidentified man and made threats towards him, witnesses instructed police.
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Washington, D.C., firefighter Carl Braxton, 30, was fatally shot earlier than 3:30 a.m. on Could 8, 2023, in Bryans Highway, Maryland. (DC Hearth and EMS / @dcfireems)
The firefighter “continued strolling aggressively towards the person,” prompting the person to tug out his legally permitted gun and shoot Braxton, based on authorities.
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Braxton was taken to a hospital the place he was declared useless. Authorities mentioned they’re investigating the taking pictures as a murder.
The armed man stayed on the scene till authorities arrived. He was taken to a neighborhood police division and launched, based on the Charles County Sheriff’s Workplace.
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Braxton was with the D.C. Hearth and EMS Division for eight years earlier than his dying.
“Members of the division impacted by the loss are being supplied help from the DC Hearth Division’s Peer Help Group,” the D.C. Hearth and EMS Division mentioned in a launch on Braxton’s dying.
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The murder investigation is ongoing. Members of the general public with info on the case are requested to return ahead to the sheriff’s workplace or contact Charles County Crime Solvers.
