PGPD Detectives Arrest Suspect for Fatal Shooting in Fort Washington

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Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit detectives identified and arrested the suspect wanted for Wednesday morning’s fatal shooting in Fort Washington. The suspect is 37-year-old Malcolm Sofidiya of the 300 block of Beech Street in Fort Washington. He’s charged in connection with the murder of 39-year-old Michael Sofidiya of Fort Washington.





On November 18, 2020, at approximately 1:50 am, patrol officers were called to the 200 block of Taurus Drive for a single vehicle accident. Officers discovered the victim inside the car suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.





The preliminary investigation revealed the suspect and victim are brothers. The motive for the fatal shooting remains under investigation. Sofidiya is charged with first degree murder, second degree murder and firearms related charges. He is in the custody of the Department of Corrections. A court commissioner ordered him held on a no-bond status.





If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to please call detectives at 301-516-2512. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), 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.) Please refer to case number 20-0054028.


Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.
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