Crime & Safety

Woman Found Shot Inside Car On I-495 In PG County

Maryland State Police are asking for the public's help after they found the woman inside a car in a ditch on southbound Interstate 495.

State police are investigating after a woman was shot and unresponsive Friday night in a car on Interstate 495.
State police are investigating after a woman was shot and unresponsive Friday night in a car on Interstate 495. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — State police are investigating after a woman was shot and unresponsive Friday night in a car on Interstate 495.

Shortly before 10:45 p.m., state troopers received a call about a vehicle in a ditch on southbound I-495 near Landover Road. When troopers arrived, they located a gray Nissan Versa and found the driver — a 20-year-old Largo woman — unresponsive in the front seat.

Authorities said troopers were forced to break the car's window to reach the woman. Troopers removed her from the car and discovered she had been shot, police said.

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Troopers performed CPR on the woman before she was taken to the hospital. Her current condition is unknown.

The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information should contact state police at 443-829-9227. Callers can remain anonymous.

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