Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Dozens of citizens meet with Montgomery County Police following two homicides.
Residents who packed a meeting with police officers Thursday expressed frustration with crime in East Montgomery County following the killings of two young men in the area. Jesse Campos, 21,was fatally shot after two gunmen barged into his apartment on July Drive in White Oak Friday, Dec. 7. A roommate and a woman were left in the apartment unhurt, police said. Officers arrived at the scene around 3:45 p.m. and found him dead, according to police. Police found Christoper White dead on a paved path Monday behind an apartment on Castle Boulevard. Officers responded to a report that gunshots had been heard and arrived around 9:56 p.m. An autopsy revealed that the 22-year-old from Landover died of gunshot wounds. A woman who said that she …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Homicide detectives are investigating two killings that occurred just days apart along Montgomery County's Route 29 corridor.
Six days after 21-year-old Jesse Campos was killed inside of his White Oak apartment, detectives from Montgomery County Police's Major Crimes division said they believe he was targeted. They say a second slaying also was not random, though the two have not been officially connected. Campos, of the 11400 block of July Drive, was fatally shot after two gunmen barged into his apartment Friday, Dec. 7. The suspects left his roommate and an adult female in the apartment uninjured. Officers arrived at the scene around 3:45 p.m. and found him dead, according to police. Three days later, police found Christoper White dead on a paved path behind an apartment in the 13900 block of Castle Boulevard. Officers responded to a report that gunshots had …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
A police lieutenant will speak to residents about the investigations.
Two men found dead in Silver Spring, possibly from gunshot wounds, in just four days prompted a special meeting with Montgomery County Police's 3rd District leader. Last Friday, 21-year-old Jesse Campos was shot dead in his White Oak apartment. Police said an investigation revealed that two suspects tried to get into the residence by forcing a roommate to open the door. After the suspects gained entry, they shot Campos and fled the scene, police said, leaving the male roommate and another adult female uninjured inside. Officers responded to Castle Boulevard in the Briggs Chaney neighborhood late Monday night with reports of shots fired. An unidentified male was found dead on a paved path behind an apartment with trauma to his body. …
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Friday, December 7, 2012
A 21-year-old male was found dead with evidence of trauma, police said.
Updated: 6:45 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7 A 21-year-old male was found dead in a White Oak apartment building Friday afternoon, and Montgomery County police are investigating his death as a homicide. Police units from the 3rd District responded to the 11400 block of July Drive in the Silver Spring neighborhood at 3:45 p.m. with reports that a shooting had just occurred, said Officer Britta Thomas, a spokesperson for the police department. The male was dead on arrival, she said. A release from the department said the man had evidence of trauma to his body. Police said two males were seen leaving the scene, but a detailed description is not available. Police are asking anyone with information regarding this crime to contact the Major Crimes …
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