On August 18, 2023, at around 2:00 AM, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for shots fired in the area of Patuxent Drive in Lexington Park. Deputies arrived on scene and located a 17-year-old male inside a residence suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. The juvenile was transported by Medevac to an area trauma center in stable condition. Deputies located two residences and a vehicle which had been struck by gunfire. Detectives and Crime Lab Personnel responded to the scene and collected multiple items of evidence. Anyone with any information regarding the shooting is asked to contact Detective Warren Forinash at 301-475-4200 x8072 or by email at Warren.Forinash@Stmaryscountymd.gov reference case number 44071-23. 

On August 18, 2023, at around 10:00 PM, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park for the report of shots fired. Deputies arrived on scene and located a residence and multiple vehicles struck by gunfire. A short time later, an 18-year-old male arrived at the Lexington Park Rescue squad with a suspected graze wound from a gunshot. The individual was transported by Medevac to an area trauma center in stable condition. Detectives and Crime Lab Personnel responded to the scene and collected multiple items of evidence. Anyone with any information regarding the shooting is asked to contact Detective Andrew Burgess at 301-475-4200 x8041 or by email at Andrew.Burgess@Stmaryscountymd.gov reference case number 44292-23.