Overview
- Damonte Marcel Williams, 26, of Upper Marlboro, is charged with first- and second-degree murder in the killing of 65-year-old Joseph Holt III and with three counts of attempted murder tied to additional shootings.
- The violence unfolded Sunday with a fatal shooting at Watkins Park Plaza shortly after 7 a.m., followed by shootings around 8:10 p.m. on Darlenen Street and on Cambleton Drive.
- Two survivors were hospitalized, with a male victim in stable condition and a female victim in critical but stable condition, and a fourth person was fired at but not struck.
- Police say one individual carried out all the attacks and recovered a rifle that investigators have linked to the morning killing after locating a person of interest on Cambleton Drive.
- Officials report no ongoing threat to the community as the investigation continues, and Holt’s family has publicly mourned his death as “an act of pure evil.”