On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf, for the reported subject shot.
911 Dispatchers advised the 911 callers were uncooperative, stated someone had been shot but provided no further information.
Police arrived on the scene to find an adult male laying in front of the residence with multiple gunshot wounds.
Emergency medical services advised the victim suffered at least two gunshot wounds and requested a helicopter to land nearby.
Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 2 landed nearby and transported the 23-year-old male victim to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries.
Police are investigating the incident and updates will be provided when they become available. Witnesses reported at least two suspects were seen fleeing in an unknown vehicle prior to the arrival of First Responders.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating shots fired in the same block on August 6 at 9:46 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. When officers arrived, they canvassed the area and learned that two bullets penetrated two different apartments; no one was injured.
Earlier this year, multiple vehicles were struck by gunfire. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
