Man stabbed during apparent robbery in Langley Park, suspects flee

A man was stabbed near Langley Way and 14th Avenue in Langley Park around 12:30 a.m. Aug. 4 during what police described as an apparent robbery. Three male suspects fled on foot, and one was wearing a ski mask.

The victim remained conscious after the attack and was taken to the hospital overnight, adding another violent episode to a corridor that neighbors know for late-night vulnerability. Prince George’s County Police Department’s Guardian helicopter was requested but could not respond because it was undergoing maintenance, leaving ground units to handle the immediate search.

Police did not release any arrests tied to the stabbing, and the description of the suspects was limited to three males, one masked. The attack unfolded in a part of Langley Park where pedestrians can be especially exposed after midnight, when streets around apartment buildings and side roads are quieter and faster-moving cars can disappear before help arrives.

The stabbing also revives memories of an earlier killing in the same community. On March 30, 2015, NBC4 Washington reported that two men were charged with murder and armed robbery after a man was found stabbed to death in the 1400 block of Kanawah Street in Langley Park at 4:15 a.m. That case, like the overnight assault near Langley Way and 14th Avenue, centered on an early-morning knife attack in a neighborhood where residents have long faced serious safety concerns.

For people who live and work along this stretch of Langley Park, the latest stabbing is likely to sharpen questions about how often robberies and knife assaults are showing up in the area, and whether police can identify the fleeing suspects before another attack happens. The immediate facts are stark: a man was stabbed, the suspects ran, and the county’s air unit was out of service when officers needed it most.