PGPD Detectives Arrest and Charge Four Suspects in Fatal Oxon Hill Shooting

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Angel Amaya Josue Torres​

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Homicide Unit detectives charged four suspects in connection with a fatal shooting early Thursday morning. The suspects are 20-year-old Angel Amaya and 22-year-old Josue Torres, both of the 1100 block of Marcy Avenue. There are two juvenile suspects who are also charged with the homicide. All four suspects are charged with fatally shooting 32-year-old John Cruz of Oxon Hill.

On December 23, 2021 at about 1:50 am, patrol officers were called to the 5500 block of Livingston Road for a report of a shooting. They discovered Cruz unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a car with gunshot wounds to the body. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

The motive for the shooting was a result of a robbery.

The four suspects are charged with first and second degree murder and additional charges. They are in the custody of the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.)

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