The Temple Hills homeowner who prosecutors say shot and killed a Prince George’s County firefighter and injured a second in April will not face a murder charge, state’s attorney Angela Alsobrooks announced Thursday. Instead, Darrell Lumpkin, 61, has been indicted on six counts related to illegal possession of firearms.
Lumpkin, who had previously not been publicly identified by authorities, likely faces a maximum of about 45 years in prison if convicted, Alsobrooks said.
A grand jury reviewed the evidence in the case, Alsobrooks said, and declined to return an indictment for murder.
Lumpkin was previously convicted of assault in D.C. in the 1980s and was therefore disqualified from owning weapons, Alsobrooks said.
In addition to the .380 semiautomatic handgun Lumpkin used in the shooting, police also recovered two other handguns — one 40-caliber gun and a 25-caliber gun — from Lumpkin’s home, she said.
Firefighter and paramedic John Ulmschneider, 39, died in the April 15 shooting. Kevin Swain, a 19-year-old volunteer firefighter, is still recovering from his injuries, according to fire department officials.