Triple Homicide At Bowie Restaurant; Suspect Shoots Himself As Police Close In

UPDATE 11:46 a.m.: The victims of the shooting have been identified by police: 46-year-old Sherwood Morgan of Lake Arbor Way in Mitchellville, 27-year-old Jin Chen of Dove Circle in Laurel and 28-year-old Xue Zou of Doves Fly Way in Laurel.

BOWIE, MD — Three people are dead after a man opened fire in a restaurant in Bowie Sunday morning, and the shooter has been hospitalized with two self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

Police were called to the Blue Sunday Bar & Grill in the 6800 block of Race Track Road at around 2:15 a.m. Jan. 29 to a report of a shooting and found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds, with two of them declared dead at the scene and a third victim dying later from his injuries, according to a report from the Prince George's County Police Department.

Police identified 40-year-old Karlief Moye as the suspect, and as they were canvassing the area around his home in Silver Spring, "they observed him running into a wooded area of the Northwest Branch Park," the report states. Police say he shot himself twice in the woods, and he is now being treated at a local hospital.

All of the victims and the suspect were employees at the restaurant. Police think the shooting originated over a dispute between the employees.

Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski will address the media further about the incident Monday at noon at the Rivertowne Shopping Plaza in Oxon Hill.

Police ask anyone with information on the case to call 301-772-4925 or 1-866-411-TIPS.

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