Investigators said two women were wounded Saturday afternoon and the gunman had not been found by late evening.
OXON HILL, Md. — A nearby worker who said he heard six gunshots became one of the first public witnesses to a Saturday afternoon shooting in Oxon Hill that left two women hospitalized and Prince George’s County police searching for the shooter.
The witness account gave shape to an investigation that was still short on many official details by late Saturday. Police said officers responded around 2:50 p.m. to the area of Audrey Lane and Neptune Avenue and found two women with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a hospital in stable condition. Even with the victims alive and the scene secured, detectives had not publicly explained what led to the violence, who fired the shots or whether the shooting was random or targeted.
Mark Talbott, who works near the scene, said the sound of gunfire sent him running outside. “I heard six gunshots,” Talbott said, describing a moment he said unfolded fast in the middle of the day. He said he then saw a young woman lying on the ground and a man standing over her, looking down. Talbott said he quickly went back inside and called 911. His account, while limited, offered the clearest public narrative of the moments immediately after the shooting. Police have not publicly said whether the man Talbott saw was the shooter, another witness or someone known to the victim. That uncertainty underscored how much of the episode remained unresolved several hours after it happened.
Authorities said officers found two women shot when they reached the neighborhood near Neptune Avenue and Audrey Lane. Paramedics took both to a hospital, and police said each was in stable condition. Beyond that, investigators released few details. They did not identify the women, provide their ages or explain where exactly each was found. They also did not say how many rounds were fired, though Talbott’s estimate of six shots added one possible measure of the violence. Police had not described a suspect, a weapon, a getaway route or a known connection between the victims and the shooter. Those omissions are common in the early hours of a shooting inquiry, especially when detectives are still collecting witness statements and checking for video that could confirm or challenge early accounts.
The location placed the violence in a neighborhood setting during the middle of a Saturday afternoon, when roads, sidewalks and nearby businesses are more active than they would be overnight. That timing can widen the pool of possible witnesses, but it can also complicate an investigation if multiple people saw only fragments of what happened. Another local report placed the shooting in the Glassmanor section of Prince George’s County, reflecting how neighborhood boundaries can overlap in public descriptions of the same area. What is clear from the early reporting is that the shooting happened in Oxon Hill near a local intersection, not in an isolated location. That detail matters because detectives often turn first to residents, workers, drivers and doorbell or business cameras when trying to rebuild a shooting timeline.
As the case moved into its next phase, the central procedural fact was simple: no arrest had been announced. Police said they were still looking for the suspected shooter and seeking information from the public. Without a named suspect or filed charges, the investigation appeared to remain in its evidence-gathering stage. The next public developments will likely come if detectives identify a suspect, release a description, or outline whether the shooting stemmed from a dispute, an ambush or another kind of confrontation. If investigators recover shell casings, video footage or statements from the victims, those pieces could become the basis for future charging documents. Until then, the official record remains narrow, centered on time, place, injuries and the ongoing search.
The shooting left the strongest impression not through official statements but through the witness description of a calm afternoon shattered by sudden gunfire. Talbott’s account captured that jolt: noise, a quick look outside, a woman on the ground, a man nearby and an emergency call made within moments. For neighbors and workers in the area, that kind of scene can linger long after patrol cars leave. Yet the public picture remained incomplete by the end of the night. Police had not said whether detectives interviewed Talbott in depth, whether other witnesses came forward or whether any camera footage had surfaced. Those unanswered questions are likely to shape how quickly the investigation moves from a broad search to a focused case.
By late Saturday, the known facts had changed little: two women were in stable condition, investigators were still working the scene and the suspected shooter had not been publicly identified. The next key update is expected when police release new details on the suspect search or announce an arrest.
Author note: Last updated March 23, 2026.