1 dead in Prince George’s Co. shooting; child and 1 other injured

A man is dead and two others, including a child, are in the hospital after a Sunday night shooting in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Prince George’s County police said the shooting happened near a gas station at the 7600 block of Marlboro Pike in Forestville some time before 8:30 p.m.

Officers later located the victims inside a car on the 2000 block of Addison Road South in nearby District Heights — roughly three miles away from the site of the reported shooting.

Two men and a child were suffering from gunshot wounds inside the car.

One of the men was pronounced dead on the scene. The other two victims were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police are investigating the shooting and asking the public for information that could help identify the suspect.

Below is the area where the victims were found:

WTOP’s Matthew Delaney contributed to this report.

Juan Herrera

Juan Herrera is an associate producer for WTOP News. He joined the radio news team in 2021 after previously working for WMAL News as a news assistant. He is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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