A woman was shot and seriously injured on Markham Lane in Landover, Maryland, setting off a tense police response that included a SWAT team searching for a gunman believed to be carrying a rifle. Officers were dispatched to the 2500 block of Markham Lane after reports of the shooting, and first responders found the victim outside before she was taken to a hospital.
According to police, the woman’s injuries are serious but non-life-threatening, as reported by DC News Now. Prince George’s County Police responded to the 2500 block of Markham Lane after reports of the shooting, according to cedarnews.net, which also reported that officers launched an initial search for a gunman believed to be armed with a rifle.
Barricade Called, Then Called Off
The situation escalated quickly once investigators suspected a rifle was involved. The incident was declared a barricade situation, and the department’s Emergency Response Team, including SWAT personnel, was called to the scene, per the same account. Authorities later scaled back the response and canceled the official barricade designation, though the reasoning behind that shift was not detailed.
Police remained at the scene afterward, with a drone deployed overhead as the investigation continued, the report noted. Glenarden and Prince George’s County police officers were on the scene of the shooting, working the case together as the search for anyone involved played out along the residential stretch of Markham Lane.
Street Blocked, Scene Taped Off
On the ground, the response was visible to neighbors well before official details emerged. Video contributor Larry Calhoun captured police blocking the street, and crime scene tape was placed near the intersection as officers secured the area around the shooting scene.
No information about a suspect or any arrests was immediately available, and this remains a developing story. DC News Now’s report was credited to Odyssey Fields under the outlet’s Prince George’s County coverage, and further updates are expected as investigators continue working to determine what led to the shooting.
