Man arrested for killing father in Prince George's County
Mar 15, 2025
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- A man was arrested and charged with killing his father in Prince George's County early Friday morning.
The Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) said that officers responded to a home in the 8000 block of Den Meade Ave. for an attempted suici
de.
When they arrived, they first found 59-year-old Patrick Cooper of Fort Washington with trauma inside the home.
He died there. An autopsy revealed that his cause of death was blunt force trauma.
Man dead, man taken to hospital after incident at Prince George’s County home
Officers also found 22-year-old Christopher Wiley Cooper, Patrick Cooper's son, inside with self-inflicted stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive.
Police believe that Christopher Cooper attacked his father, killing him, before stabbing himself.
He is facing charges of first and second degree murder as well as other charges. ...read more read less