Man dead after found with gunshot wounds inside Prince George’s County apartment building stairwell

FORESTVILLE, Md. - A violent shooting at a Prince George’s County apartment complex left a man dead after he was found suffering from gunshot wounds in a stairwell inside the building.

FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick says officers were called to the Penn Mar Apartments in the 3700 block of Donnell Drive in Forestville around 8:45 p.m. after receiving multiple calls for shots fired.

When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from multiple critical gunshot wounds. It appears the shots were fired from inside the stairwell where the victim was found. The man died on the scene.

A person with a gunshot wound to the arm was discovered by police hiding in a closet inside a second-floor apartment. A third person was also injured in the incident but was not shot, police say. Both of those people suffered injuries officials describe as non-life threatening.

Crime scene investigators remained at the scene overnight collecting shell casings and other evidence from the building and from across the parking lot. Police will also review any security camera footage that may have captured the shootings.

None of the victims have been identified at this time.

Wednesday’s deadly is the second in less than a year. On August 13, 2023, a man was shot, and two others were killed when shots were fired during the early morning hours.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 1-866-411-TIPS.