3 hospitalized after Prince George’s Co. shooting

Three people are in the hospital Thursday night after a shooting in Prince George’s County, Maryland, according to authorities.

It started around 6:20 p.m. when officers found the first victim in the 5300 block of Sheriff Road in the Capitol Heights area near the D.C. border. Police say he’s in the hospital and is expected to survive.

A second man was found shot less than a half-mile away in the 1200 block of Farmingdale Avenue.

A third victim was found injured in D.C.

Police say they believe all three victims were wounded in the same shooting, but they are in stable condition.

No information about the suspect(s) was immediately available.

This story is developing. Stay with WTOP for the latest.

WTOP’s Juan Herrera contributed to this report.

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Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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