OXON HILL, MD – A suspect is in custody for the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy from Oxon Hill on Tuesday.
According to detectives with the Prince Georges County Police Department Homicide Unit, officers arrested and charged 18-year-old Demetrius Clarke of Oxon Hill with manslaughter and related charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old male this week.
“At approximately 1:40 pm, officers responded to a fire station on Marcy Avenue in connection with a gunshot victim,” a police report stated. “The victim had been dropped off at the fire station in a private vehicle. Officers learned the teen had been shot at a home in the 5500 block of Livingston Terrace. He died at the hospital later that evening.”
The preliminary investigation revealed Clarke was handling the firearm when it discharged, striking the victim. Preliminarily, detectives believe the shooting was accidental. The suspect and victim were friends.
Clarke is in the custody of the Department of Corrections. He is being held on a no-bond status.
