BETHESDA, MD – One suspect has been arrested after an investigation into a fatal stabbing that occurred in Bethesda on Sunday.
According to detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police Major Crimes Division, 20-year-old Sergio Elysee Koyangbo from Bethesda was arrested and charged for a fatal stabbing that occurred at a residence on Lambeth Road.
Police were alerted to the incident by a 9-1-1 call at around 9:30 pm on Sunday.
“Officers arrived at the scene and located a male victim, later identified as 46-year-old David Beasley from Bethesda, inside the residence with apparent stab wounds to his body. Officers provided life-saving measures to Beasley until Montgomery County Fire Rescue arrived at the scene. Beasley was transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,” the Montgomery County Police Department said in a statement. “Detectives spoke with witnesses and determined that Koyangbo stabbed his father, Beasley, inside the residence. Detectives also located items of evidentiary value at the residence.”
Koyangbo was placed under arrest without incident and transported to the Central Processing Unit, where he has been charged with first-degree murder. He is being held without bond.