PGPD Two Suspects in Custody for Monday’s Fatal Shooting in Landover

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Braint Proctor ​

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Davelle Brooks ​

Homicide Unit detectives identified and arrested two suspects who shot and killed a man Monday in Landover. The suspects are 26-year-old Davelle Brooks of the 1800 block of Village Green Drive in Landover and 31-year-old Braint Proctor of the 6300 block of Landover Road in Cheverly. They are charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 39-year-old James Allen Simon Jr. of Clinton.



On January 25, 2021, shortly before noon, patrol officers responded to the 2100 block of E Spring Place for the report of gunfire and a car crash. Once on scene, officers located a car that had crashed into a home. Simon was found in the driver’s seat suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he died several hours later. No one inside the home was hurt.



Through various investigative techniques, detectives identified Brooks and Proctor as the suspects. The motive remains under investigation.



Brooks and Proctor are both charged with first degree murder and related charges. They are in the custody of the Department of Corrections. A commissioner ordered them 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 21-0004049.

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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