25-year-old mom shot, killed in Lexington Park domestic assault, St. Mary’s County sheriff says

ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. ( DC News Now ) — The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) has released new details after a 25-year-old woman was shot and killed during a domestic assault in Lexington Park on Wedensday.

The Sheriff’s Office said the incident all began just before 11 a.m., on Oct. 16 after deputies were called to a home in the 46000 block of Rosewood Drive for a domestic assault.

There, deputies found 25-year-old Alaysia Janell Milburn suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to the hospital where she later died.

Officials said a 7-month-old baby was also inside the home and was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

As the investigation developed, witnesses at the scene told deputies that a man was seen driving away from the area in a Hyundai Kona. Investigators began searching for the man and SUV and located it speeding on Route 5 and a chase began, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The pursuit continued in Charles County and several authorities including Maryland State Police were called to assist.

As the Hyundai was traveling near the 15000 block of Prince Frederick Road in Hughesville, a Calvert County deputy made contact with the SUV. Deputies said that’s when the man briefly exited the vehicle, got back inside and fired a shot.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, when they approached the SUV, they found the man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Deputies immediately rendered aid until medics arrived.

He was taken to a trauma center where he died.

His name has not been released, as of Thursday morning.

A Calvert County deputy was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

“We mourn the loss of this young mother, and we hold her family in prayer. Today’s tragic set of circumstances brings light to the need to continue efforts on all fronts to prevent violence in domestic relationships. We are grateful no one else was injured during the vehicle pursuit. The professionalism displayed by officers of the tri-county and the teamwork between our three counties was on full display, and the work was exemplary,” said Sheriff Steve Hall, in a release.

The domestic incident on Rosewood Drive remains under investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division while the police pursuit in Hughesville is under investigation by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Marsch at 301-475-4200, ext. 8179, or by email at Kortnie.Marsch@stmaryscountymd.gov .

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