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Darnell Hawkins Jr

Case from Oxon Hill, MD dated Dec 03, 2025

Victim Details

Darnell Hawkins Jr

Male

Black / African American

Oxon Hill

MD

2025-12-03

23

Darnell

Hawkins Jr

07/06/2026

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On December 3, 2025, a violent incident unfolded at the MGM National Harbor hotel and casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, resulting in the death of Darnell Hawkins Jr., a 23-year-old man from Washington, D.C. The shooting occurred just before noon as Hawkins was ordering a meal at the establishment's food court. According to investigators, the assailant had been lying in wait for Hawkins, indicating that the attack was targeted rather than a random act of violence. Surveillance footage reportedly cap ...
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  • WBAL: Man charged in connection with fatal shooting at casino food court
  • NBC4 Washington: Suspect ‘laid in wait' before shooting, killing man inside MGM National Harbor
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