Shooting On Route 50 Being Investigated, No Injuries Reported: Police

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Maryland State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on Route 50 in Prince George’s County Thursday shortly before 4 a.m. Troopers from the College Park Barrack responded to the area of eastbound Route 50 at Kenilworth Avenue for a report of shots fired at a vehicle.

According to a preliminary investigation, multiple shots were fired and struck a silver Chevy Equinox in the area of the northbound Kenilworth Avenue ramp to eastbound Route 50. Three people were in the Chevy, but no one was injured, the police department reported.

There is no description of the suspect vehicle or the shooter and police do not know what happened that led to the shooting, the department shared in a news release. Eastbound Route 50 was closed until about 7 a.m. following the shooting.

Troopers from the Criminal Enforcement Division Southern Region will be conducting the investigation, with assistance from the College Park Barrack, Forestville Barrack and Prince George’s Police Department.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the College Park Barrack at 301-345-3101.