Gunfight at birthday party in Prince George’s Co. leaves 3 dead, banquet hall shut down

Thomas Robertson | trobertson@wtop.com
January 5, 2026, 5:01 PM

One man has been arrested and charged with murder after police in Prince George’s County said he took part in a gunfight outside a banquet hall that left three people dead over the weekend.

The shooting happened early Saturday morning outside Irving’s in Marlow Heights and involved people who were attending a birthday party at the establishment, according to police. Irving’s has been shut down and county officials implied the banquet hall did not follow proper security protocols.

Pierre Davis, 33, of D.C., 26-year-old Kevon Williams, also of D.C., and 27-year-old Ronez Proctor, of Waldorf, Maryland, were killed as a result of the gunfight. ... Davis and Williams, police said, killed each other in an exchange of gunfire, while 39-year-old Antonio Lancaster, of Laurel, Maryland, is charged with Proctor’s murder.

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Police said they believe the men who opened fire outside Irving’s did know each other in some way, as the birthday party was invite-only.

Thomas Robertson
Thomas Robertson is an Associate Producer and Web Writer/Editor at WTOP. After graduating in 2019 from James Madison University, Thomas moved away from Virginia for the first time in his life to cover the local government beat for a small daily newspaper in Zanesville, Ohio.
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