ST. MARY'S COUNTY, Md. — A homicide investigation is underway in St. Mary's County after one person was shot and killed Tuesday night in a Sheetz parking lot.
Deputies with the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office responded to the parking lot of the Sheetz, located on Old Great Mills Road, off of Point Lookout Road, in Great Mills, Maryland, just before 10:40 p.m. after receiving a call about shots fired.
Soon after, deputies also went to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland, after a report of a victim who arrived with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as 26-year-old Marcus Anthony Day, was pronounced dead.
The sheriff's office has not released any information about a person of interest in the case or motive.
Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Andrew Burgess at 301-475-4200, ext. 78041, or email andrew.burgess@stmaryscountymd.gov.
Anyone with cellphone video or images, who was present at the scene, is urged to visit the Sheriff’s Office’s Citizen Upload Video Evidence Portal here.
Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at 301-475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment.