Cheverly, MD — The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit has charged 20-year-old Jayvon Thomas of Cheverly with multiple firearms offenses after a child accessed a loaded firearm and suffered a gunshot wound.
The incident occurred on Sunday night.
On June 2, 2024, at approximately 10:45 p.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 6400 block of Landover Road in Cheverly. A female child under the age of five was found with a single gunshot wound. She was transported to a hospital, where her injuries were determined to be non-life-threatening. No one else in the apartment was injured.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the child discovered a loaded ghost gun (unserialized) under a bed while playing hide and seek.
A round was accidentally discharged, striking the child in the arm. Detectives charged Thomas, a relative of the victim, with possessing the weapon and leaving it unsecured. He is currently in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Anyone with information relevant to this investigation is asked to contact detectives at 301-772-8960.
