Michael Bassett, 16, a Black male, was shot on the night of May 27, 2025, in Fort Washington, Maryland, and died shortly afterward at a hospital. Around 9:35 p.m., officers in the area of the 5500 block of Haras Place heard gunfire and found two 16-year-olds outside an apartment building in the 5200 block. Thomas Smith Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene; Bassett was rushed for treatment but did not survive. A third teenager who was with them was shot at but was not struck. Police recovered mul
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