FORT WASHINGTON, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit obtained an arrest warrant in connection with a double fatal shooting in Fort Washington on Tuesday night. The suspect is currently in custody in Washington, DC, pending extradition to Prince George’s County. He is 27-year-old Duan Goddard of Fort Washington.
He’s charged with fatally shooting two teenagers. They are 16-year-old Thomas Smith, Jr. of Washington, DC, and 16-year-old Michael Bassett of Temple Hills.
On May 27, 2025, at approximately 9:35 pm, PGPD officers were in the area of the 5500 block of Haras Place when they heard the sound of gunshots. The officers canvassed the area and located the two victims outside of an apartment building in the 5200 block of Haras Place. Smith was pronounced dead on the scene. Bassett died a short time later at a hospital. A third teenager who was with the victims was also shot at but was not struck…