Young girl fatally shot in Prince George’s County

By Jason Fuller
December 23, 2017 | 8:55 AM

WASHINGTON — A young girl is dead after being shot in a rural area of Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Friday night.

It happened on the 15500 block of Saint Phillips Road in Aquasco, Prince George’s County police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lt. Manuel Rivera says the girl died from a gunshot wound to the upper body just before 10 p.m.

Investigators are trying to determine what events lead up to the girl’s death.

Below is a map of the area where shooting happened.

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This story will be updated.

Maryland Zoo’s lone female elephant moving as facility transitions to all-male herd

By Catherine Chen
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The Maryland Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to its only female African elephant as it changes to an all-male herd. Felix, a 43-year-old elephant who has lived at the Baltimore zoo for 19 years, will move to another facility later this week. Zoo officials said the move is in Felix’s best interest because it will give her opportunities to socialize with other female elephants. Her interaction with other females have been limited since the zoo’s other female elephant died in 2024. “We will all miss her but having social companionship in a female herd is the best thing for Felix’s overall well-being,” Mammal Curator Erin Cantwell Grimm said.

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