PGPD Detectives Investigate Fatal Shooting

[newsBot]

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is working to identify and arrest the suspect(s) who shot and killed a man on Monday. The victim is 19-year-old Carlos Garcia Morales of Riverdale.



On January 11, 2021, at approximately 8:00 am, officers responded to the 3400 block of 55th Avenue in the unincorporated portion of Hyattsville for the report of an unresponsive male. The victim was located outside of an apartment building suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene.



Detectives are working to identify the suspect(s) and determine a motive in this case.



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 21-0001644.

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.