Teen dies after stabbing on St. Barnabas Road in Temple Hills

A teenage boy died Friday after a stabbing on the 3800 block of St. Barnabas Road near Temple Hills, deepening alarm along a corridor that has seen repeated serious violence in recent years. Police were called to the area at about 12:25 p.m. for a report of a cutting.

Officers found a teenage male outside with a stab wound. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterward, turning a midday emergency into another fatal case for Prince George’s County detectives to sort through. By the time the initial report came together, police had not identified a suspect or suspects and had not said what led to the attack.

That left investigators with the core questions that matter most to families in Temple Hills and nearby Oxon Hill: whether the teen knew the attacker, whether the stabbing was targeted or random, and whether witnesses, security cameras or other evidence can help reconstruct what happened in the 3800 block. Police said the investigation remained active and ongoing, and they asked anyone with information to contact Crime Solvers or submit a tip through the P3 Tips app.

The death landed in a county where police say they serve nearly 900,000 residents and business owners, and where local officials have been pointing to broad crime declines even as headline-grabbing killings continue to shake neighborhoods. Prince George’s County police have said overall crime is down 16% so far this year, while violent crime and homicides have also fallen, including a 41% drop in homicides and a 57% drop in carjackings.

Still, St. Barnabas Road has long carried a heavier public-safety burden than many other county corridors. In Temple Hills and the broader St. Barnabas Road area, residents have seen multiple fatal incidents over time, including shootings and pedestrian deaths, keeping the road on the county’s list of places that can turn dangerous quickly.

The stabbing also comes as county officials have been pushing youth safety as part of a summer crime initiative. That effort, announced by Police Chief Malik Aziz and Acting County Executive Tara Jackson, was meant in part to keep young people safer during the months when violence can rise. Friday’s killing now sits squarely inside that concern, with detectives still working to determine who killed the teen and why a child’s day ended on one of the county’s most watched roads.