Security guard is attacked, woman shot in College Park

WASHINGTON –Police say a male security guard at a College Park McDonald’s was attacked by two men, and after attempting to subdue them with pepper spray, shot at them, but accidentally shot a woman in the restaurant instead.

Prince George’s County Police tell WTOP that the incident happened on Route 1 in College Park near the University of Maryland campus just before 4 a.m.

The woman’s injuries are non-life threatening, and she was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to spokeswoman Nicole Hubbard with the Prince George’s County Police Department.

No one has been identified and police do not have anyone in custody at this time.

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