Overview
- Police say the shooting occurred around 11:50 p.m. Monday at The Ebony Inn on Sheriff Road in Fairmount Heights, where workers later told investigators they sheltered in a freezer.
- The victim was identified as Donald Wayne Hunt, 50, of Waldorf, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Investigators say a private security guard intervened in a fight among patrons and fired his weapon, striking Hunt.
- A second firearm was recovered at the scene that did not belong to the guard.
- Detectives are working with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, no charges have been filed, and police report no active lookout or community threat.