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Man suspected in fatal July 4th shooting of 6-year-old boy in Prince George’s Co. arrested in South America
WTOP News ^ | Jack Moore | jmoore@wtop.com

Posted on 08/01/2024 8:43:11 AM PDT by COBOL2Java

Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, say a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy during a neighborhood Fourth of July party has been arrested in Guyana.


Ahsan Julian Payton of D.C., died days after a shooting in Prince George’s County. (Courtesy Prince George’s County police)

Rakeem Gilgeours, 33, has been charged with second-degree murder and is now in Florida, awaiting extradition to Prince George’s County, police said.

The boy, 6-year-old Ahsan Payton, was struck and critically wounded in the shooting, which happened just before 8 p.m. near the corner of Akron and Beaumont Streets, just off Raleigh Road in Marlow Heights, Maryland.

The boy was rushed to the hospital where he died two days later.

Two adults were also wounded in the shooting, a man who suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening and a woman who was treated at the scene for a graze wound.

Officials credited tips from the community with identifying Gilgeours as a suspect in the shooting. Authorities said they are still seeking to identify at least one other suspect in the shooting.

Police said Gilgeours was located in the South American country, which borders Venezuela and Brazil, and taken into custody by Guyanese police.

Police also credited the U.S. Marshals Service, the Diplomatic Security Service, the Homeland Security Investigations and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement with tracking him down.

Officials are holding a news conference Thursday to provide more details.


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The perp


Rakeem Gilgeours
1 posted on 08/01/2024 8:43:11 AM PDT by COBOL2Java
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To: COBOL2Java

Looks like a Zika victim.


2 posted on 08/01/2024 8:47:31 AM PDT by BobL
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To: COBOL2Java

He looks nice...


3 posted on 08/01/2024 8:50:12 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: BobL

Pointy-headed native...


4 posted on 08/01/2024 9:04:30 AM PDT by null and void (I identify as a conspiracy theorist. My personal pronouns are told/you/so.)
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To: rrrod

Ain’t diversity grand?


5 posted on 08/01/2024 9:19:40 AM PDT by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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To: COBOL2Java
Wow, that's some amazing coordinated police work to track him down in Guyana...
Gilgeours was...taken into custody by Guyanese police. Police also credited the U.S. Marshals Service, the Diplomatic Security Service, the Homeland Security Investigations and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement with tracking him down.
It's a shame our US Secret Service isn't as competent at protecting our presidential candidates and coordinating with local law enforcement agencies.
6 posted on 08/01/2024 9:28:47 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: rrrod

.....darn....I just HAD to look, and......another Amish guy gone over to the dark side, I reckon....and that county’s police chief, Malik Aziz, another Amish fellow, no.....??


7 posted on 08/01/2024 9:52:56 AM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: COBOL2Java

His head should be removed with a belt sander.


8 posted on 08/01/2024 10:57:36 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: SpaceBar

“His head should be removed with a belt sander.”

Log splitter to the cranium


9 posted on 08/01/2024 11:34:24 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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