Prince George’s County police investigate fatal Suitland apartment shooting

Dwight Young, a 23-year-old Suitland resident, was found suffering from a gunshot wound inside an apartment in the 3500 block of Terrace Drive after Prince George’s County police responded about 2:45 a.m. Monday. He was taken to a hospital and later died, leaving his family and neighbors with basic questions the county’s homicide investigators have not yet answered.

Police said the case remains under active investigation, and no suspect was publicly identified in the original reports. A later reposted copy of the department notice said investigators had identified all parties involved, that the people involved knew each other, and that detectives were interviewing witnesses and analyzing evidence. Even so, police have not publicly laid out a motive, and they have not said what led up to the shooting inside the apartment.

The lack of detail has left Young’s family seeking answers while the facts remain thin. The public police update centered on the investigation itself, not on a broader warning for residents in the apartment community, and it did not spell out whether there had been earlier calls or security concerns at the property. That leaves the community relying on detectives to establish how the encounter unfolded and whether anyone will be charged.

The shooting also comes against a troubling local backdrop in the same stretch of Suitland. Prince George’s County police reported a fatal shooting in the 3500 block of Parkway Terrace Drive on Nov. 15, 2024, when officers found a victim inside an apartment building suffering from gunshot wounds. Another shooting on Oct. 10, 2021, in the 3500 block of Parkway Terrace Drive left 43-year-old Carl D. Tucker II dead in a parking lot. Those cases underscore why violence in this part of Suitland draws immediate attention from nearby residents.

Countywide, the case arrives as Prince George’s officials have pointed to a drop in homicides in 2025 compared with 2024 through mid-December. Even with that decline, each killing remains a stark reminder of how much depends on witness cooperation, forensic evidence and clear communication from police. For Dwight Young’s family, the immediate demand is simple: who shot him, why it happened and when accountability will come.