UPDATE 9/22/2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Friday, March 7, 2025, officer-involved fatal collision that occurred in Capitol Heights, Prince George’s County, Maryland.
On Friday, March 7, 2025, at approximately 6:25 p.m., a District Heights Police Department (DHPD) officer attempted a traffic stop in the 6400 block of Walker Mill Road.
While the driver initially complied, he then fled the scene and traveled northbound onto Addison Road South. The officer lost sight of the vehicle but provided a detailed description to dispatch.
Shortly thereafter, a second DHPD officer and a Capitol Heights Police Department (CHPD) officer located the suspect vehicle, activated their lights and sirens and attempted to stop the vehicle.
The driver did not stop; instead, the driver continued to flee until he crashed into four vehicles in the 1200 block of Addison Road South.
The driver was taken into custody and transported to an area hospital with non–life-threatening injuries.
Zoey Harrison, a juvenile passenger in one of the struck vehicles, was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. An adult woman in the same vehicle was also transported for medical treatment with non–life-threatening injuries. The occupants of the three other vehicles involved remained on scene and were treated for minor injuries.
The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the officer-involved fatal collision on Friday, March 7, 2025, and concluded its investigation on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that the subject officers did not commit a crime under Maryland law. Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to prosecute any of the officers in this case.
A copy of the IID’s detailed investigative findings and analysis of relevant legal issues can be found in its declination report.
UPDATE 4/22/2025: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General released the body-worn and dashboard camera footage from the fatal police-involved collision in Prince George’s County involving the District Heights Police Department and the Capitol Heights Police Department that occurred on Friday, March 7, 2025, in Capitol Heights, Prince George’s County, Maryland.
The decedent is identified as 3-year-old Zoey Rose-Marie Harrison of District Heights.
The Independent Investigations Division continues to investigate the circumstances of the fatal collision.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the IID at (410) 576-7070 or by email at [email protected]. The IID will generally release the name of the involved officers within two business days of the incident, although that period may be extended, if necessary, pursuant to IID protocol.
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a police-involved fatal collision that occurred in Capitol Heights, Prince George’s County, Maryland on Friday night.
The preliminary investigation revealed on Friday, March 7, 2025, at approximately 6:25 pm, an officer with the District Heights Police Department (DHPD) attempted a traffic stop on an Infiniti SUV in the 6000 block of Marlboro Pike.
The driver of the vehicle initially stopped, then fled from the officer onto Addison Road South, driving northbound. The officer lost sight of the Infiniti and relayed a description of the car over the radio.
Moments later, a DHPD officer and a Capitol Heights Police Department (CHPD) officer encountered the Infiniti, activated their emergency equipment, and attempted to stop the car on Addison Road South.
A short time later, the driver of the Infiniti collided with four vehicles in the 1200 block of Addison Road South.
The driver was taken into custody and transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A woman and juvenile that occupied one of the cars struck by the Infiniti, were transported to area hospitals. The woman was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The juvenile was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The occupants of the remaining cars involved in the crash remained on scene with minor injuries.
The involved officers were equipped with body-worn camera and two vehicles were equipped with dash cameras. The IID, with assistance from the Maryland State Police Crash Team, is investigating the circumstances leading up to the collision.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the IID at (410) 576-7070 or by email at [email protected]. The IID will generally release the name of the involved officers within two business days of the incident, although that period may be extended, if necessary, pursuant to IID protocol.
The decedent has been identified as a juvenile and in accordance with juvenile privacy laws, their identity is being withheld. IID will generally release body-worn camera footage within 20 business days of an incident.
There may be situations where more than 20 days is necessary, including if investigators need more time to complete witness interviews, if there are technical delays caused by the need to shield the identities of civilian witnesses, or to allow family members to view the video before it is released to the public.
This is the third fatal chase in the county within the past two months.
