police said the suspect arrested soon after the shooting .
police chief henry p. stawinski iii said a man walked up to the district iii station and opened fire outside the front doors about 4:30 p.m. officers rushed out to stop the attack .
 
( the washington post ) ( update : police take third brother into custody in shooting of police officer ) a prince george ’s county police officer was killed sunday in a fierce shootout with a man outside a district station in landover , in what the police chief said was an unprovoked attack .
speaking at a news conference , stawinski said that once the first shot was fired , several officers fired back at the suspect .
( ap ) — police were going about their business on a sunday afternoon when a gunman fired at the first officer he saw outside a maryland police station , prompting a gun battle that left an undercover narcotics officer dying and the suspect wounded , authorities say .
“ one of your defenders lost his life in defense of this community today .
stawinski said at police stand outside a popeyes restaurant during an investigation into the shooting of a prince george 's county police officer outside a police station , on sunday , march 13 , 2016 , in hyattsville , md .... ( associated press ) cheverly , md.