Prince George’s County police confirmed the death of a man at MGM National Harbor hotel and casino late Wednesday morning.
Officers responded to a shooting at about 11:55 a.m. in the food court on the premises, where a man was found dead. Police Chief George Nader didn’t release the name of the deceased but said officers believe he was in his 20s.
Police said detectives are working to determine the circumstances of the shooting, but they don’t think the act was random.
Nader said it appears that the shooter knew the deceased, chased him down and shot him in the food court. From what Nader said he has been told about surveillance video, there was no exchange between the deceased and the shooter before the attacker opened fire. The victim was alone at the time of his death, Nader said.
Authorities said they think the attacker fled the scene with a car.
Police declined to give a physical description of the shooter but will release information about him should they have difficulty finding him, Nader told reporters.
Nader noted that violent crime is down 32 percent for MGM and National Harbor.
“MGM is safe; the Harbor is safe,” Nader said. “We believe that it would’ve folded out anywhere once these two individuals came into the same area.”
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