An ice cream truck driver was shot several times Monday evening in the parking lot of the Edmondston, Maryland business where many drivers get their supplies, Prince George's County police said.
The man, who has not yet been identified, is in critical condition.
He was shot at about 6 p.m. on the property of Berliner Foods, a wholesale ice cream distributor. The business is in the 5100 block of Buchanan Street.
Police told News4 that they are investigating the shooting as an attempted robbery of the driver.
Friends and colleagues said the driver had just returned to the lot at about 5:30 p.m.
Drivers at the scene after the shooting told News4 that they often worried about their safety at the lot, where drivers pay about $50 per week to store their vans when they are not in use.
Because of the July 4th holiday, News4 was not able to reach the company Monday night for a response to the driver's security concerns.
