COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Prince George's County Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man near the University of Maryland campus Thursday evening.
Prince George's County Police responded to the 4800 block of Berwyn House Road at approximately 5:10 p.m. for a reported shooting. Once on scene, officers found a man outside an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds. The wounded man was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
"Preliminarily, detectives don’t believe this to be a random crime," PGPD said.
Police also said they do not believe the victim was a UMD student, based on their preliminary investigation.
A student who lives in the building said he heard the gunshots around 5 p.m.
"There were a couple shots that occurred and me and my friends came out and there was a dude with bullet holes in his chest and he got rushed to the hospital," the student said. "My prayers go out to that man and his family.”
According to WUSA9 reporter Kolbie Satterfield, the building where the man was found shot is listed as UMD off-campus housing on the building's website.
"We believe this to be an isolated incident and we don't believe there's a threat to the community at this time," Prince George's County Police spokesperson Antonia Washington said.
Police said it's too early to tell how many suspects were involved and are asking for assistance from the community. Police are asking that anyone with information related to the case call 1-866-411-TIPS.
UMD resumed some in-person learning Sept.14, with around 15% of undergraduate classes holding in-person lessons on campus. According to the official University of Maryland statistics, over 140 coronavirus tests done on campus came back positive in the month of September.