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3-year-old boy shot in Bowie

A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Monday evening.

It happened around 6:30 p.m. at an apartment complex on Governors Bridge Road, near Crain Highway.

Bowie police said they responded to a call and found the toddler at that location, suffering from a gunshot wound.

WTOP has learned from Bowie police that they consider this a “domestic-related incident.”

A Prince George’s County police homicide unit has taken over the investigation.

Below is a map of the area:

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