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Press Releases - July 2005

Police Department

Prince George's County, Maryland
PRESS INFORMATION OFFICE
7600 Barlowe Road, Palmer Park, Maryland 20785
Phone 301-772-4710 / Fax 301-772-4948

July 18, 2005

PRESS RELEASE
Homicide on 54th Avenue in Edmonston

Prince George’s County, Maryland…The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred in Edmonston, Maryland.

On July 16, 2005, at approximately 2:44 a.m., officers responded to the 5100 block of 54th Avenue for the report of a shooting. When they arrived on the scene, officers found the victim deceased in a small wooded area, with a gunshot wound to the upper body. The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Willie Strouthurs Bennett Jr. of the 4800 block of 51st Avenue in Edmonston, Maryland. His body was sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, Maryland for an autopsy. At this time, there are no detailed descriptions of the suspects.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit at (301) 772-4925. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS. A cash reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for the tip that leads to the arrest and indictment of the suspect. The investigation is continuing.

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