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Report: Man Who Shot At Ex-Girlfriend To Enter Plea

Joshua Gabriel Prince will enter a plea rather than stand trial for attempting to shoot at his ex-girlfriend in Bethesda last year, WTOP reports.

A man accused of firing a rifle at his ex-girlfriend last year outside her Rock Forest Drive apartment complex will enter a plea Friday rather than stand trial, WTOP reports.

Joshua Gabriel Prince is indicted on charges of first-degree murder, assault, carrying a dangerous weapon and failing to comply with a peace order, according to WTOP.

The incident in September 2010 spurred nearby and Tilden Middle School to follow Code Blue “shelter in place” procedures as police launched a manhunt following the attempted shooting. Prince attempted to shoot at his former girlfriend as she was leaving the parking garage of her building, but she was unhurt. Prince surrendered later that day in Pennsylvania.

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WTOP reports that Prince later sent text messages to his former girlfriend, including a message that read, "I pictured my life without you and you with another man and I snapped."


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