Update– Jan.13 3:40 p.m. 

VICTIM OF HOMICIDE ON TERRACE DRIVE IDENTIFIED/CRIME SOLVERS OFFERING A CASH REWARD: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified the victim of the Jan. 12 fatal shooting on Terrace Drive as Michael Keith Beers, 34, of Waldorf.

Beers was shot and killed during a robbery that occurred inside a house where he often stayed. 

Detectives are continuing to work leads and ask anyone with information to call Det. C. Shankster at (301) 609-6513. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous may contact Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS, texting CHARLES + the tip to CRIMES (274637) or submitting tips online at tipsubmit.com. Crime Solvers is offering a $1,000 cash reward for tips that lead to an arrest in this case.

Update– 1:40 p.m. 

CCSO INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE ON TERRACE DRIVE/CRIME SOLVERS OFFERING A CASH REWARD: On January 12 at 4:23 a.m., officers responded to the 11500 block of Terrace Drive in Waldorf for the report of unknown trouble and a possible shooting.

Upon arrival, officers located an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds inside a house; he was pronounced deceased on the scene. A preliminary investigation showed the victim, 34, was inside the residence with a male friend, 32, a female acquaintance in her 20’s and a 52-year-old resident when two masked men, armed with a gun, gained entry into the house and demanded money. 

The suspects began hitting both men and then fired several shots at the victim, killing him. The other male was able to jump out of a window and escape, and the two females got out safely. The suspects fled and may have gotten into a car to leave the area. Investigators are working to establish a motive; however, the shooting was not random and the victim was intentionally targeted.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. C. Shankster at (301) 609-6513. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous may contact Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS, texting CHARLES + the tip to CRIMES (274637) or submitting tips online at tipsubmit.com. The victim’s identity will be released once his next of kin has been notified.

 

Update– 8:55 a.m. 

Waldorf, MD – Police in Charles County are investigating a second shooting death in six days. The latest incident occurred at a Waldorf residence early Tuesday morning, Jan. 12.

According to Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Diane Richardson, “officers arrived on the scene for an unknown trouble. The suspects in this shooting were able to gain entrance to the house, not by force. There were four subjects within the house where the shooting occurred.

“One of the victims was shot and killed by the suspects due to a conversation that turned into an argument. Another male who was within the house was assaulted not by the handgun. There were two other women inside the house. One woman lived at the residence and the other was visiting for the first time.

“The woman who lived at the home was not harmed and stayed within the house. The other woman who was visiting fled the house and had not been located at this time. We believe that this house was a target, and we believe that the victims within the residence were also targeted by the suspects at large.”

Waldorf, Md. Jan.12, 6 A.M.– Police are on the scene of an early morning shooting in Waldorf that has left one person dead.

Officers responded to a house on the 11000 block of Terrace Drive around 4:20 A.M. where they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds.

Investigators say one of the victims died on the scene.

The motive for the shootings is unclear at this time.

Police have not yet identified the victims.

 

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