Police in Prince George's County are investigating a bizarre and violent scene after both a stabbing and a shooting occurred inside the same home Sunday night. Officers have confirmed only that an investigation is underway, leaving neighbors and residents with far more questions than answers about how two separate weapons ended up involved in one attack under one roof.
According to DC News Now, police said the stabbing and shooting took place inside the Prince George's County home and that an investigation is underway.
Those open questions matter for how the case moves forward. Within the Prince George's County Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division, the Gun Crimes Unit typically investigates non-fatal incidents where a victim is injured by gunfire, while the Homicide Unit takes over if any injuries prove fatal, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Which unit ultimately leads this inquiry, and whether it's treated as one case or two, remains unannounced.
If investigators establish that Sunday's incident stemmed from a domestic or familial relationship between those involved, that relationship would shape how the case is handled.
Where Serious Injuries in the County Get Treated
University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo operates a Level II Trauma Center, according to the Trauma Survivors Network. The hospital also runs the Capital Region Violence Intervention Program, a trauma-informed care initiative aimed at reducing repeat violent injury among gunshot and stabbing victims.
This is not the county's first residential stabbing to draw scrutiny this year. In May, FOX 5 DC reported that 17-year-old Suitland High School senior Amari Clarke was fatally stabbed near his home in Hillcrest Heights, a case that similarly required extended investigation before answers emerged.
Charges Suspects Could Face
If a suspect is identified and charged, Maryland Criminal Law Code § 3-202 makes intentionally causing serious physical injury, or committing an assault with a firearm, a felony first-degree assault, carrying a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. No charges have been announced in connection with Sunday's incident.
The case comes just a day after a separate, unrelated Prince George's County Police operation made headlines: an officer fired a weapon during a traffic stop in Bladensburg after a driver fled two stops in a stolen Hyundai. No officers were reported injured in that incident.
Anyone with information about Sunday's stabbing and shooting is asked to contact Prince George's County Crime Solvers.
