Overview
- Authorities identified the suspect as 35-year-old Stephon Jeter, who allegedly shot his partner in the doorway of their apartment on the 4100 block of W Street NW around 4:36 p.m. Wednesday.
- Police say the woman’s 12-year-old daughter was shot in the arm and is recovering at a hospital.
- Investigators report Jeter fled with the couple’s 3-year-old son, prompting a brief Amber Alert before the child was dropped off with relatives in Prince George’s County.
- Prince George’s County police later spotted Jeter’s pickup, leading to a pursuit into D.C. that ended in a crash at 30th Street and Nash Place.
- Officers found Jeter dead inside the truck from a self-inflicted gunshot, and officials say an 8-year-old who witnessed the shooting is safe with family.