Police investigating fatal shooting in Lewisdale

Jeff Jones
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LEWSIDALE, MD – police in lewisdale are investigating a fatal shooting that took place Monday morning that . Left a 44 year-old man dead.

“Detectives with our Homicide Unit are investigating a fatal shooting in Lewisdale early Monday morning. The victim is 44-year-old Roberto Santos-Melendez of Hyattsville. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case,” the Prince George’s County Police Department said today.

On Monday, at approximately 12:55 am, patrol officers were called to the 7700 block of 23rd Avenue for a shooting. Once on scene, they discovered Santos-Melendez unresponsive in a convenience store parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

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According to police investigating the incident, no suspects or motives have been announced at this time. No arrests have been made.


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