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Man who sought death by police charged with murder

Man who sought death by police charged with murder

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at a Maryland police station in an attempt to provoke officers to kill him has been charged with second-degree murder, police and prosecutors said Wednesday. Michael Ford, 22, is facing 25 charges, also including attempted murder and conspiracy, in the shootout Sunday afternoon outside a police station in Landover, a Washington suburb. Several police officers returned fire after Ford started shooting, police said, and Officer Jacai Colson, wh

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at a Maryland police station in an attempt to provoke officers to kill him has been charged with second-degree murder, police and prosecutors said Wednesday. Michael Ford, 22, is facing 25 charges, also including attempted murder and conspiracy, in the shootout Sunday afternoon outside a police station in Landover, a Washington suburb. Several police officers returned fire after Ford started shooting, police said, and Officer Jacai Colson, wh…