Food Network chef Tobias Dorzon shot in a DC-area robbery attempt

Food Network cook and erstwhile pro shot subordinate Tobias Dorzon was 1 of 2 radical shot during a robbery effort Tuesday nighttime successful Hyattsville, Md., authorities confirmed Wednesday.

The shooting occurred astatine astir 10:15 p.m. connected the 2500 artifact of Kirkwood Place successful the Washington, D.C. suburb. In a connection connected societal media, Hyattsville Police said they initially believed 4 suspects “attempted to rob a antheral and pistillate arsenic they returned from dinner.”

Dorzon and the pistillate some suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to a infirmary with injuries that are not believed to beryllium life-threatening. The individuality of the pistillate has not been confirmed by police.

Authorities connected Wednesday said they were present looking for 5 suspects spotted successful a achromatic SUV with a sunroof. Four of those men wore achromatic jackets and were equipped with guns. Three had semi-automatic handguns, portion a 4th carried a short-barreled rifle. Cops said they were inactive moving connected a statement of the 5th suspect.

In a connection connected Wednesday, Prince George’s County Council Member Wanika Fisher called the shooting a “horrible act” that “couldn’t person happened to a amended person.”

Fisher — who earlier this twelvemonth honored Dorzon with a proclamation aft helium was named 2024’s Chef of the Year by the Restaurant Association of Maryland — referred to him as “a bully friend” and wished some victims a speedy recovery.

Dorzon, 39, is the cook and proprietor of Huncho House successful Hyattsville, astir 7 miles northeast of D.C. TV foodies person travel to cognize him from his galore appearances connected the Food Network, including precocious competing connected “Tournament of Champions” and “Last Bite Hotel.” He besides hosts “Timeout with Tobias” connected ESPN+ and Hulu.

Chef Tobias Dorzon prepares nutrient for a brushed opening astatine Thirteen connected February 3, 2021 successful Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Prior to gaining stardom successful the culinary world, Dorzon had a little nonrecreational shot vocation arsenic a moving backmost for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tennessee Titans. In 2012, during the shot disconnected season, helium enrolled successful culinary schoolhouse astatine the Art Institute of Washington.

He yet near the NFL and began operating a palmy nutrient truck. He has since go a sought-after caterer for celebrities, and helped opened NBA prima James Harden’s Thirteen edifice successful Houston.

Council Member Wanika Fisher called Dorzon a valued subordinate of her assemblage and said she hopes to spot “those liable for this heinous enactment held accountable to the fullest grade of the law.”