GREAT MILLS, MD – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a fatal shooting incident that occurred early Saturday.
Scott Marvin Bernich, 46, was discovered with a gunshot wound at St. Mary’s Fine Wine & Spirits on Point Lookout Road at approximately 12:30 a.m.
After receiving immediate care at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, he was airlifted to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he ultimately died from his injuries.
The Criminal Investigation Division, spearheading the investigation, indicates the shooting happened in the store’s rear parking lot and appears to be an intentional act. Detective Kortnie Marsch leads the inquiry and invites information from the public.
In a separate but simultaneous incident at the same location, first responders treated another male victim for a chest gunshot wound at around 12:38 a.m. Despite the request for helicopter assistance, the victim was urgently transported by ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries. Investigations into this shooting continue as well.