Baltimore woman arrested in violent rampage in Prince George's County
Investigation into Baltimore woman's violent rampage continues
A Baltimore woman is now behind bars – arrested and charged in the violent rampage Thursday in Prince George’s County. Two people, including a 15-year-old, were stabbed. Other victims appeared to have intentionally been struck by a car. FOX 5’s Stephanie Ramirez reports from outside PGPD headquarters.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - 31-year-old Tanay Stallings-Brown of Baltimore was arrested for allegedly stabbing two people and hitting multiple others with her car Thursday evening on a violent rampage in Prince George's County.
She now faces several charges, including attempted first-degree murder, as the 15-year-old stabbed Thursday night remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Prince George’s County police say the first scene unfolded on Thursday shortly after 5 p.m. when officers responded to Forest Park Drive and Ritchie Road in Capitol Heights for the report of a pedestrian struck while she was on a sidewalk. A car had driven up onto the sidewalk and hit her.
About 15 minutes later, two more people were struck further down Ritchie Road. Police say the suspect then jumped out of the car and stabbed one of the two victims, a 15-year-old girl.
The suspect then headed toward the 6800 block of Walker Mill Road, where shortly before 5:30 p.m., police say a man was struck while walking on a sidewalk toward Addison Road. In that scene, police say the driver turned around and struck the man again.
A second victim was located in the 1000 block of Addison Road South. They also told police they were struck by a car.
Then, shortly after 6:30 p.m., police responded to the gas station at the 9100 block of Annapolis Road in Lanham for the report of a taxi driver who had been stabbed.
Detectives identified the suspect’s car as a dark-colored Chevrolet Malibu and tracked it to Baltimore, where Baltimore City Police helped make an arrest.
We’re told Baltimore Police conducted a traffic stop, taking Stallings-Brown into custody. She was then transported to county custody.
Police did not know why Stallings-Brown was in the area Thursday night and believe the suspect targeted her victims at random.
"In my more than three decades of policing – three – almost 3.5, I’ve [never] seen a suspect this determined across this length to inflict harm on innocent people. It’s deeply disturbing," said Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz. "I do hope the community takes comfort in knowing she is now in our custody."
Chief Aziz told reporters they still do not know the motive for the violence and that Stallings-Brown was not cooperating. He also said the 31-year-old has a criminal history in Baltimore that includes at least one case of assault.
The 15-year-old stabbed is still suffering life-threatening injuries, according to police.
It’s not clear yet when Stallings-Brown will appear in court in Prince George’s County.
Officials with the Baltimore Police Department have confirmed with FOX 5 that Stallings-Brown is also accused of stabbing a 30-year-old woman on Wednesday. The incident, according to the department, happened just before 11:30 p.m. in the 5300 block of Valiquet Avenue.
Officers who responded to the call found the woman suffering from numerous "life-threatening" stab wounds.
A warrant was issued for her arrest in Baltimore on Thursday.
This is a developing story. Check back with FOX 5 for updates.