Shots fired near U-Md. campus
Posted: 08/05/2012
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Police say two men were arrested after shots were fired toward a crowd of about 200 people near the University of Maryland campus in College Park.
A campus police spokesman says neither of the suspects is a student at the university. Prince George's County police say the men are 20 and 18 years old.
Police say the fight was reported shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, and arriving officers saw a man shooting toward a crowd in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant. Police also saw shots fired from an SUV in the parking lot.
There were no reports of injuries.
Police pulled over a vehicle shortly after the shots were fired and arrested the men. A handgun was recovered. Police believe a third person fled the scene.
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