PGPD PGPD Detectives Arrest Suspect in City of Bowie Homicide

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Marquet Holmes Jr. ​

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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and arrested the suspect wanted for a fatal shooting that occurred in the city of Bowie on Saturday. The suspect is 18-year-old Marquet Holmes Jr. of the 1700 block of Forest Park Drive in District Heights. He’s charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Joshua Salvador of Bowie.



On January 23, 2021, shortly before 4:00 pm, first responders received a 911 call regarding a shooting victim who was being driven to a hospital by friends. The SUV was located in the area of Route 50 and Rutland Road. The victim was pronounced dead a short time later at a hospital.



The preliminary investigation revealed the shooting occurred in the 6700 block of Laurel Bowie Road in Bowie. The victim and suspect were involved in an on-going dispute.



Holmes is charged with first and second degree murder and additional charges. A court commissioner ordered him held without bond at the Department of Corrections.



The Prince George’s County Police Departmentinvestigates all homicides that occur in the City of Bowie.



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), 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.) Please refer to case number 21-0003780.

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.