Leon Steadham, 65, was shot and killed in Capitol Heights, Maryland, on the evening of December 6, 2022. Police were called about 7:10 p.m. to the 1200 block of Abel Avenue, where they found Steadham in the roadway with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterward.

Investigators say an ongoing dispute between Steadham and an acquaintance escalated into the deadly encounter. Authorities identified 37-year-old Michael Malachi Ford of Washington, D.C., as the suspect. Ford was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and related counts; he was in D.C. custody awaiting extradition to Prince George’s County.

Are there readers who knew Leon or who have information about the dispute that led to this shooting?