Man Charged With Killing Two Employees Of Capitol Heights Assisted Living Facility Where He Lived

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CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (WJZ) — The Prince George’s County Police Department connected Saturday has charged the suspect charged with shooting and sidesplitting 2 pistillate employees of the Capitol Heights assisted living wherever helium lived and they worked connected Friday.

Roy Batson, 63, is charged with first-degree execution and related charges successful the deaths of Mackeda Evans of Temple Hills and Michelle Boateng, constabulary said. Both women were 46 years old, and Boateng besides lived astatine Gateway Village, a elder surviving installation connected Suffolk Avenue.

The shooting occurred astir 9 a.m., and constabulary recovered the women connected the archetypal floor. They were pronounced dormant connected the scene, constabulary said.

Police recovered Batson laying down successful a hallway connected the 3rd floor, took him extracurricular and arrested him conscionable earlier 10 a.m. A weapon was recovered successful the hallway.

Batson allegedly confronted Evans earlier successful the greeting astir a quality they had earlier this period implicit a usurpation notice. He admitted to constabulary helium went to his apartment, retrieved a gun, and changeable some women, constabulary said.

Batson is being held astatine the Department of Corrections connected a no-bond status, constabulary said.

Although Capitol Heights has its ain constabulary department, the Prince George’s County Police Department investigates each homicides occurring wrong the town’s limits.

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Police said the probe is continuing and is asking anyone with accusation to telephone 301-516-2512. Anyone who wants to stay anonymous is asked to telephone Crime Solvers astatine 1-866-411-TIPS, sojourn their website oregon usage the P3 mobile app. Tipsters are asked to notation to lawsuit fig 21-0046186.

Detectives person charged 63-year-old Roy Batson of Capitol Heights with the treble execution astatine a elder surviving assemblage successful the Town of Capitol Heights.
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