SEVERN, Md. – On March 4, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., officers responded for a report of a shooting in the 8100 block of Meade Village Road in Severn. Upon arrival, officers located two adult males suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Officers provided medical aid until relieved by Fire Department personnel, who pronounced one of the victims, identified as 23-year-old Derrick Purcell Ahmad McDonald of Severn, Maryland, deceased at the scene.
The other male, identified as 28-year-old Mack Samuel Galloway III, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, was transported to the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.
Another victim, a 26-year-old male, was injured by a possible metal fragment resulting from the gunfire and was transported to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with non-life-threatening injuries. He was not shot.
Responding officers located a vehicle near Pioneer Drive and Jacobs Road occupied by two males who were believed to have been involved in the shooting. The passenger of the vehicle had an apparent gunshot wound and was transported to Bay View Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. The driver was uninjured.
Homicide Unit detectives arrived on the scene and assumed responsibility for the investigation. Detectives and Evidence Collection Unit personnel collected multiple items of evidentiary value at the crime scene and from the vehicle, and several witnesses were located and interviewed regarding the shooting. While detectives are still working to establish a motive for the shooting, the preliminary investigation indicates this was a targeted incident and not a random act of violence.
This is an active and ongoing investigation. Detectives ask that anyone with information that could help this investigation contact them at 410-222-4731. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are encouraged to call the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at 410-222-4700 or contact Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP or online at https://metrocrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/.