Alexandria Man Killed in Bar Shooting

Victtor Simon Taylor-Lewis of Alexandria was pronounced dead at the scene.

INDIAN HEAD, MD. -  Investigators have developed several leads but have not made any arrests in the Indian Head bar shooting that killed a 24-year-old Alexandria man and wounded a St. Mary's County resident early Saturday morning, Southern Maryland News.com reports.

Victor Simon Taylor-Lewis of Alexandria could have been involved in an argument that erupted in the parking lot of Mattawoman Restaurant, but it's not yet clear whether he was part of the fight, Diane Richardson, spokeswoman for the Charles County Sheriff's Office told reporter Bethany Rodgers, who writes:

"It appears that the second victim, 23, of Lexington Park, was sitting in a sport utility vehicle listening to music with three friends when a stray bullet struck him, Richardson told the paper. Police got a call about a shooting at the bar at 1:09 a.m., but when they arrived, there were no victims on the scene, she told the paper.
 
Witnesses said they saw a black SUV speeding away after the shooting, and sheriff's officers issued a lookout. Police spotted the SUV in La Plata, and in the backseat, they found the 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his back, Richardson said. The man was taken to a hospital and treated for an injury that was not life-threatening.

Around the same time, police learned that Taylor-Lewis, who had multiple gunshot wounds, had been dropped off at the Fort Washington Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The people who brought Taylor-Lewis to the hospital said they received a call that he was injured and instructions to pick him up near a post office in Indian Head, according to Richardson. Taylor-Lewis' friends transferred him from a waiting car to their vehicle and took him to the hospital, Richardson said.

Someone called police to say Taylor-Lewis was in the post office area, but when authorities arrived, he had already been taken to the hospital, Richardson said.

Investigators believe both men were shot at Mattawoman Restaurant and don't think the victims knew each other. Several witnesses reported that an argument broke out in the parking lot before the shooting, but the exact sequence of events is unclear, Richardson said. "We're still putting all those pieces together," she told Rodgers.

Police do not have any descriptions of a possible shooter or a suspect vehicle."

Detectives are asking anyone with additional information to call sheriff's detective John Elliott at 301-609-6515. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS.