On the evening of May 12, 2025, in Clinton, Maryland, 30-year-old Anthony Traevon Dawson was fatally shot in a parking lot in the 9800 block of Piscataway Road. Officers from the Prince George’s County Police responded to reports of a shooting around 9:40 p.m. and found Dawson suffering from a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Known to family and friends as Mook, Ant, or Traevon, he was a father, son, and brother whose death devastated his loved ones and the community. Investigators offered a reward for information and later arrested 53-year-old Chelley Thorne of Accokeek; police say Thorne and Dawson were acquainted, and Thorne was charged with first- and second-degree murder and related offenses and held without bond.

Does anyone who knew Anthony or who was in the area that night have information that could help explain what happened?