Tragedy struck the Severn community last night as two men were fatally shot in what police believe was a targeted attack. The Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to reports of gunfire around 7 p.m. in the 8100 block of Meade Village Road. Upon arrival, officers found Derrick Purcell Ahmad McDonald, 23, deceased from gunshot wounds. A second man, 28-year-old Mack Samuel Galloway III, later died from his injuries at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
The incident left another individual injured by a piece of metal that had resulted from the gunfire. The 26-year-old male, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, was not shot and is currently being treated at the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. A vehicle near Pioneer Drive and Jacobs Road was located by officers with two males inside, one suffering an apparent gunshot wound, and was taken to Bay View Hospital. The other male, the driver, was not injured.
Homicide detectives are hard at work piecing together the circumstances leading up to this violent event. According to the official police press release, "Detectives and Evidence Collection Unit personnel collected multiple items of evidentiary value at the crime scene and from the vehicle, and several witnesses were located and interviewed regarding the shooting." As the investigation is ongoing, authorities have not disclosed a motive but have indicated the incident was not random.
The investigation is still ongoing. Detectives are urging anyone with information to call 410-222-4731. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at 410-222-4700, contact Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP, or submit a tip online at https://metrocrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/.
