On the evening of New Year’s Eve 2024, 27-year-old Michael Shipman Jr., a Washington, D.C. resident, was found inside a vehicle at the Exxon station in the 7500 block of Landover Road in Landover, Maryland. Officers discovered Shipman at about 8:10 p.m. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

An adult female passenger in the same vehicle was also shot and taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition; her identity was not released. The Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit opened an investigation into the double shooting and worked through the holiday to determine a motive and identify suspects. The case is listed as 24-0077916.

No arrests had been announced as of early January 2025 and the investigation remained ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit or Prince George’s County Crime Solvers.