Maryland man wanted for attempted murder in 2023 shooting caught in fare evasion stop

The Brief

  • A man stopped at a D.C. Metro station is allegedly connected to a 2023 shooting that left a man injured.
  • 20-year-old Zion Peters was stopped for fare evasion at the Gallery Place Metro station.
  • Police later found that he had arrest warrants out of Hyattsville for attempted murder and robbery.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. A stop for fare evasion at a Metro station ended with the arrest of an attempted murder suspect.

Metro Transit Police have been cracking down on fare evaders at stations across D.C., Maryland, Virginia.

When they stopped a man at the Gallery Place Metro station Wednesday night, they didn’t know they had also caught a suspect accused of attempted murder.

Suspect Stopped

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