UPDATE 5/12 11:09 a.m. — Police identified the victim as 18-year-old Kendall Batson of District Heights.


PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — One man died after a shooting in a Prince George’s County community center’s parking lot on Thursday evening.

The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said that they were called to the 2300 block of Ritchie Rd. around 6:35 p.m. for a shooting.

They found a man in a parking lot who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

Several children were in the center when the shooting happened. Many parents had to wait a while for their kids to be let out.

Police asked that anyone with any information contact them by calling 1-866-411-TIPS, going online or downloading the P3 Tips app and submitting the tip for case 23-0028062.