CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (7News) — A Temple Hills man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his former girlfriend after authorities say he turned himself in to police following the killing.
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The Prince George’s County Police Department identified the suspect as 31-year-old Terrence Penn Jr. of Temple Hills. He is charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Dakota Keys of Capitol Heights.
Officers responded around 10:10 p.m. on July 4 to the 1900 block of Brooks Drive for a report of a shooting. They found Keys in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Investigators described the killing as domestic-related.
Police said Penn fled the scene after the shooting but turned himself in to authorities a short time later.
Penn is being held by the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections without bond, according to police.
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The investigation remains ongoing. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the case to contact the Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512 and reference case number 26-0035607.
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