CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD – Troy Medley, a 36-year-old resident of Baltimore, has been charged with the murder of 62-year-old Lidia Chinchilla De Carrillo in Capitol Heights on March 28, 2023.
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified Medley using various investigative techniques. The motive behind the murder remains under investigation, with no known connection between the victim and the suspect at this time.
Officers from the Capitol Heights Police Department and the PGPD responded to a shooting in the 600 block of Drum Avenue on the night of the incident. They discovered De Carrillo suffering from a gunshot wound and transported her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after.
Medley faces numerous charges, including first and second-degree murder, assault, and firearms offenses.
He was taken into custody in Baltimore on April 6, 2023, on unrelated charges and is currently being held there, pending extradition to Prince George’s County. Investigators are urging anyone with information relevant to the case to contact detectives at 301-516-2512.
