Off-duty officer shoots suspect during home invasion
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Authorities say an off-duty police officer with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission shot a man who illegally entered his Maryland home.
Agency spokeswoman Ayoka Blandford says in a statement that the suspect was shot in the arm Sunday afternoon in Laurel, about 20 miles southwest of Baltimore, and has been apprehended. She says his injuries are not life-threatening.
Prince George's County Police Officer Tyler Hunter says his agency will likely release more details Monday. He declined to disclose the races of the suspect or the officer.
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Blandford says the officer has served with the sanitary commission for one year. She says he worked for the University of Maryland-Baltimore for 20 years.
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is a water and wastewater utility serving 1.8 million residents in Prince George's and Montgomery counties.