Police Investigating Domestic-Related Murder-Suicide in Largo

LARGO, MD – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a domestic-related murder/suicide that occurred on Sunday.

At around 1:00 pm, officers were called for a welfare check to the 1200 block of Mercantile Lane in Largo.

Upon arrival, they discovered two-year-old Sterling Glover Petty of Frederick, Maryland, and his father, 38-year-old Kenneth Petty of Suitland, deceased inside a car.

Both suffered gunshot wounds.

The preliminary investigation indicates that Kenneth Petty shot his son before taking his own life. The investigation into the motive is ongoing. The Homicide Unit asks anyone with information to call 301-516-2512, or contact Crime Solvers online.

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