PGPD Shooting Victim Dies of Injuries

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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit has assumed the investigation into a shooting that occurred earlier this month in the Suitland area. The victim is 25-year-old Tyrik Watts of the Suitland area.

On November 8, 2021, at approximately 2:40 pm, patrol officers responded to the 5700 block of East Place. The victim was located outside of a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He died of his injuries on November 20, 2021.

Detectives are working to identify a suspect(s) and a motive in this case.



If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to please call detectives at 301-516-2512. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.) Please refer to case number 21-0051741.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.