Police said both victims were hospitalized in stable condition after gunfire erupted near Neptune Avenue and Audrey Lane.
OXON HILL, Md. — Two women were shot in broad daylight in an Oxon Hill neighborhood Saturday afternoon, and Prince George’s County police said they were still searching late that night for the person who opened fire near Neptune Avenue and Audrey Lane.
The shooting drew a fast response from officers and paramedics and left investigators trying to piece together what happened in a residential area just before 3 p.m. Police said both women were taken to a hospital in stable condition, but authorities had not publicly identified a suspect or described a motive by Saturday night. The lack of basic details left neighbors and nearby workers with questions as detectives continued the investigation.
Police said officers were called to the area shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday, March 21, after reports of gunfire near the intersection of Neptune Avenue and Audrey Lane in Oxon Hill. When they arrived, they found two women suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency crews treated the victims at the scene before taking them to a hospital. Authorities said both women were in stable condition. A man who works nearby, Mark Talbott, said the burst of gunfire broke the routine of the afternoon. “I heard six gunshots,” Talbott said. He said he ran outside and saw a woman on the ground while a man stood over her looking down, then went back inside and called 911.
By late Saturday, police were still trying to identify and locate the shooter. Authorities had not said whether the gunman fled on foot or in a vehicle, whether the women were targeted, or whether investigators believed the suspect knew the victims. Police also had not released the ages of the women or described the severity of their wounds beyond saying both were stable. That left witness accounts and the physical scene as the clearest public pieces of the case. Talbott’s account suggested the shooting unfolded quickly and in plain view during the day, a detail likely to shape the search for surveillance footage and additional witnesses. Investigators typically canvass nearby homes and businesses in cases like this, though police had not publicly detailed those steps Saturday night.
The shooting added to a weekend crime investigation in Prince George’s County and unfolded in a part of Oxon Hill also described by another local outlet as the Glassmanor area. The location is a busy residential section where daytime violence can rattle residents because it happens when neighbors, workers and drivers are moving through the area. Public information remained limited several hours after the shooting, which is common in the early stage of a nonfatal gun case while detectives sort out witness statements, victim interviews and evidence from the scene. In the first public accounts, police focused on the basic timeline, the victims’ medical condition and the fact that the shooter remained at large. That left motive, relationship and sequence of events as the main unanswered questions.
The procedural next step is the hunt for the suspect. Police said they were searching for the person responsible and asked for information from the public, but they had not announced an arrest, named a person of interest or released a suspect description by late Saturday. It was also not clear whether detectives expected to file charges immediately once a suspect was identified or whether additional forensic work would be needed first. In shootings where victims survive, investigators often rely on hospital interviews, shell casings, surveillance video and neighborhood canvasses to build a timeline. Any future charging documents are likely to provide the first fuller account of what led up to the gunfire and whether prosecutors view the case as a targeted attack or a dispute that escalated.
For people nearby, the most vivid details came from the sudden sound of shots and the scene that followed. Talbott said he reacted at once when he heard the gunfire, then saw one victim down on the ground before retreating to call for help. His description gave a brief but stark picture of the moments after the shooting, when witnesses were left trying to understand whether the danger had passed. Police had not publicly said Saturday whether other residents reported seeing the shooter leave the area. They also had not said whether detectives recovered a weapon. Those gaps kept attention fixed on what neighbors may have seen in the minutes before and after the shooting and whether that information could quickly lead investigators to the gunman.
The case remained open late Saturday, with both women hospitalized in stable condition and no shooter publicly identified. The next major milestone is likely to be a police update on a suspect, charges or a clearer account of what happened near Neptune Avenue and Audrey Lane.
Author note: Last updated March 23, 2026.