On the late afternoon of December 21, 2024, 21-year-old Jacquis Frye of Capitol Heights was found fatally shot in the roadway near Walker Mill Road and Karen Boulevard in the unincorporated part of District Heights. Officers discovered Frye at about 4:20 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The killing was recorded as Prince George’s County’s 100th homicide of 2024, a fact that residents cited with alarm as gun violence rose locally.

The Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit was investigating as of late December 2024, working to identify a suspect or suspects and to determine a motive. No arrests had been publicly announced. If anyone has information that could help the investigation, contact the Homicide Unit.