Maryland shootings leave ‘four dead in their cars in two attacks just six miles apart’

Four people have been discovered dead after two separate shootings occurred in Maryland overnight.

Police say a woman was shot while sitting inside a car in Rogers Heights, north west of Washington DC at around 7pm yesterday.

The female victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

And at 3am on Saturday another three people were killed in a separate car shooting just six miles away. 

Two male victims were shot while sitting inside a car, while a female victim was discovered dead at the side of the vehicle.  

In a tweet Saturday morning, Prince George’s County Police Department said: “Preliminarily, detectives don’t believe this is a random crime.

“We are on the scene working to establish suspect(s) and motive in this case.”

Officers investigating the two shootings are working to determine whether they are linked. 

The names and ages of the victims in both incidents have not yet been released to the public. 

More to follow…

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