1 dead after early morning shooting at Charles Co. sports bar

By Lara DeSanto
February 4, 2017 | 3:17 PM

WASHINGTON — Charles County police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning at a sports bar in Waldorf, Maryland.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting at Beer 4 U at 2177 Crain Highway at 1:25 a.m., according to a news release from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Officers found two people with gunshot wounds at the scene.

Miaquita Gray, 26, of Lexington Park had a wound in her upper body and was pronounced dead after being taken to a nearby hospital. Charles County police are calling it a homicide. The other person who was shot, a 24-year-old male, was grazed in the leg.

It is not clear what led to the shooting, police said, but the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call (301) 609-6477. Those wanting to remain anonymous can call 1-866-411-TIPS or text CRIMES (274637). Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect.

Maryland Zoo’s lone female elephant moving as facility transitions to all-male herd

By Catherine Chen
August 23, 2026 | 5:48 PM

The Maryland Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to its only female African elephant as it changes to an all-male herd. Felix, a 43-year-old elephant who has lived at the Baltimore zoo for 19 years, will move to another facility later this week. Zoo officials said the move is in Felix’s best interest because it will give her opportunities to socialize with other female elephants. Her interaction with other females have been limited since the zoo’s other female elephant died in 2024. “We will all miss her but having social companionship in a female herd is the best thing for Felix’s overall well-being,” Mammal Curator Erin Cantwell Grimm said.

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