PGPD Suspect Charged in Fatal Shooting on Atlee Drive

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Christopher Daniel Butler​

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit has charged a suspect in Tuesday evening’s homicide in Landover. The suspect is 32-year-old Christopher Daniel Butler of Capitol Heights. He is charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Anthony Yelverton of Washington, DC.

On October 26, 2021, at approximately 6:45 pm, patrol officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 1000 block of Atlee Drive. Once on scene, officers located the victim inside of a home suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

A security officer working in the area detained Butler after the shooting until PGPD officers arrived.

The preliminary investigation revealed the suspect shot the victim after an argument. The victim and suspect are known to each other.

Butler is charged with second degree murder and additional charges. He is currently in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

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 21-0049445.

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.

 

[Monello]

The butler did it.