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A former Trump administration official has died after being shot during an attempted carjacking last week.
Gill was one of two shooting victims in an incident that occurred Monday, Jan. 29, at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Washington, D.C.’s K Street, the department said in astatement.
According to detectives, “the suspect approached an occupied vehicle while it was parked along the block. The suspect got inside the vehicle and shot the adult male driver, then exited the vehicle.”
After the suspect fled on foot from the scene, officers said Gill “was transported to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries,” and was pronounced dead on Saturday.
“The suspect then shot the man and fled the scene in the victims’ vehicle. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he died,” police said in the statement, identifying the second victim as 35-year-old Alberto Vasquez Jr.NBC4 Washingtonreports that Vasquez was a father of two.
The suspect went on to commit “two additional carjackings in Prince George’s County,” detectives said, ultimately shooting at a police cruiser before an interaction “with members of the New Carrollton Police Department that led to an officer-involved shooting and the suspect was pronounced dead.”
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“We admired Mike personally and professionally; he was an outstanding lawyer, public servant, colleague, and community member, giving his time and talent in service to his country, his city, his church, and his community,” DeMarco wrote in the statement. “More than that, Mike was a devoted husband and father, who adored his wife and children.”
Gill’s wife, Kristina, offered a statement to NBC4 Washington, describing Gill as someone whose “heart was evident in everything he did,” and who “relished opening our home to friends and colleagues to bring people together. Friends of Mike’s knew they could always count on him to help solve a problem. He was in his element pouring a friend a drink and sharing a good story to give a laugh.”
source: people.com
