Shooting suspect who committed suicide on Maryland train line Monday morning may have killed man in 'mistaken identity' attack linked to failing marriage
- Jacinto Del Prado, 55, was killed by a commuter train Monday morning
- He was suspected of shooting two men in Jessup Sunday, one fatally
- Police say the men may have been shot in a case of mistaken identity
- A woman was also found in Del Prado's apartment with gunshot wounds
- She was identified by a family acquaintance as his wife
- A neighbor told WUSA 9 that Del Prado's marriage had been failing
A Maryland man who died after being hit by a commuter train in a Washington suburb Monday morning may have committed suicide after mistakenly shooting the wrong man in a domestic dispute argument linked to his failing marriage, WUSA 9 reported.
The man, identified as Jacinto Del Prado, 52, of Greenbelt, was killed by a train at about 7am on the Amtrak/MARC tracks in Lanham, Prince George's County.
He was wanted by police after shooting two men - killing one - at a Jessup truck stop on Sunday afternoon. A woman suffering gunshot wounds was also found in his apartment, the channel said.
Jacinto Del Prado, suspect in Sunday's double shooting in Jessup, was killed by a train on a Maryland train line (pictured) Monday morning in what appeared to be a suicide. His wife was also reported to have been injured
Howard County Police spokeswoman Mary Phelan told Associated Press that Del Prado went to the truck stop to confront a man about a domestic issue at around 1pm Sunday, and may have shot his victims in a case of mistaken identity.
Two hours later, police were called to Del Prado's apartment on the 8600 block of Greenbelt Road where they found a woman with gunshot wounds, WUSA 9 reported.
That woman was identified to WUSA 9 by a family acquaintance as Del Prado's wife. The couple had been married more than 20 years and had two young-adult sons, but their marriage was deteriorating, the acquaintance told the station.
Of the two men shot at the truck stop Chad Dewayne Daniel, 44, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, died on the scene, while Warren Anthony Weeden, 57, of Baltimore, was flown to a trauma hospital where he is now in a stable condition, WJZ 13 reported.
Police received an arrest warrant Sunday afternoon, The Baltimore Sun said, but Del Prado killed himself before he could be taken into custody.
Del Prado's death affected train traffic on MARC's Penn Line between Washington, DC and Baltimore, NBC Washington reported.
Trains were running on a single line between New Carrollton and Bowie Monday morning, but normal service resumed Monday afternoon. The metro was accepting MARC ticket holders,according to the MTA.
Police from Howard and Prince George's counties are collaborating in the investigation, according to The Baltimore Sun.
If you need to speak to a counselor, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 1 (800) 273-8255.
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