Maryland shooting erupts at 2-year-old’s birthday party leaving seven injured

At a Saturday night birthday party being held for a two-year-old in the D.C. suburb of Camp Springs, Maryland, shots rang out wounding at least seven party-goers.  There were only about 12 people in total at the party. Fox News reported officials with the Prince George’s Police Department as saying that all of the shooting victims were adults, ranging in age from 18 to 20 years old.

Preliminary: Officers responded to the 6200 block of Maxwell Dr. in Camp Springs for a reported shooting at approximately 9:00 pm. Once on scene officers found 7 people shot and began lifesaving techniques. 3 people are listed as critical while 4 are stable.

— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) August 25, 2019

The party was taking place outside of an apartment complex near the Camp Springs / Morningside areas of Prince George’s County, when the shooting started.

An individual approached the group of party-goers where allegedly “words were exchanged” and shots were fired into the group, according to Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski.

Of the seven shot, three are “more serious” and four are “less serious,” Stawinski said. All were transported to the hospital and are expected to survive. ~ MSN

As of this writing, the suspected shooter is still at large.  Police say that they believe only one suspect is responsible for the shootings.

Detectives are on scene working to establish suspect(s) and motive in this case. If anyone has any information or observed anything suspicious on Maxwell Dr., please call @PGCrimeSolvers,  1-866-411-TIPS. ~ PGPDNews

~ Written by Richard Webster, Ace News Today / Connect with Richard on Facebook and Twitter