Five Injured In Separate Shooting And Stabbing At Laurel Shopping Center
Three people were shot and two others stabbed late Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in separate incidents in the parking lot of a busy Laurel, Maryland shopping center, police said.
The violence unfolded around a large Cinco de Mayo celebration at Amigos Mexican Grill in the Centre at Laurel, where social media posts showed unusually large crowds. Laurel police were already on scene dispersing attendees when an argument and fistfight outside a neighboring Longhorn Steakhouse escalated and at least one person opened fire, wounding three people in front of the restaurant.
As officers responded to the shooting, a separate stabbing occurred near Amigos. Police described the stabbing as domestic-related and arrested 26-year-old Shon Juan Cook Jr. of Howard County in connection with that attack. All five victims were hospitalized in stable condition, and investigators said Wednesday the two incidents do not appear connected.
Laurel Police Chief Russ Hamill said the cases remain under investigation and that officers are still seeking the suspected shooter, whose image was released from video of the brawl. Detectives stayed in the 13600 block of Baltimore Avenue into early Wednesday gathering evidence from the crowded parking lot.
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- On Tuesday night, May 5, 2026, three people were shot outside the Longhorn Steakhouse at the Centre at Laurel shopping center during a post–Cinco de Mayo crowd dispersal.
- Around the same time, two people were stabbed near Amigos Mexican Grill in the same parking lot in what police called a domestic-related incident.
- Police arrested 26-year-old Shon Juan Cook Jr. of Howard County in connection with the stabbing, while the shooting suspect remains at large.
- All five victims were transported to hospitals and are in stable condition, according to Laurel police.
- Investigators said Wednesday that the shooting and stabbing are not connected despite occurring in the same parking lot within a short period.
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