Man Fatally Shot Inside D&M’s Tiki Bar And Crab Deck In Edgewood: Harford Sheriff's Office

EDGEWOOD, MD — An Aberdeen man was fatally shot inside an Edgewood restaurant and bar, and detectives are searching for the suspect.

Harford County sheriff's deputies were called to D&M’s Tiki Bar and Crab Deck in the 2200 block of Pulaski Highway in Edgewood for a report of a shooting Feb. 17 around 12:08 a.m. Officers found Dajuan Kyree Simmons, 24, with gunshot wounds. Deputies started life-saving efforts on Simmons until medics arrived. He was taken to the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center but died shortly after arriving there, police reported.

Witnesses described the shooting to 11 News as disturbing, saying the shooter wounded the victim and then stood over the victim as he laid on the restaurant floor, firing several more shots. Witnesses said the shooter arrived with three others, ordered food and drinks, and, at one point, the shooter and victim spotted each other. Witnesses said they believe the two had been involved in an ongoing argument, 11 News reported.

As Simmons walked away, the shooter followed him inside the restaurant and fired one shot, witnesses told 11 News. As Simmons lay wounded on the floor, the suspect stood over him and fired several more times, witnesses told 11 News. According to witnesses, the shooter took off through a back door, climbed a fence and got into a parked car at a neighboring business.

"At this point, we believe it was a targeted incident," Harford County sheriff's Capt. Andrew Lane said.

Anyone with information about this crime, or who may have video of the incident, is asked to call Detective Smith with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 443-409-3576. If information you provide leads to the arrest and indictment of the individuals responsible for this crime, you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000.