PGPD Families of Homicide Victims Urge Community to Share Info on Murders

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The families of two murder victims who were shot at a business in the Landover area are asking for the community’s assistance as detectives continue to work on making arrest(s) in the case.

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On December 12, 2020, patrol officers responded to the 8600 block of Old Ardmore Road for a shooting. Twenty-two-year-old Leon Frazier of Washington, D.C died on the scene. Several days later, 27-year-old Shantara Sheffield of Woodbridge, Virginia, died of her injuries. The preliminary investigation revealed the victims were attending a gathering being held at a business when the shooting took place. Please take a few moments to hear from their families.


If you have info, 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 20-0058187.

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.