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| Daeyon Ross |
The Prince George’s County Police Department charged a man in
connection with a fatal shooting and multiple carjackings on Sunday. The
suspect is 22-year-old Daeyon Ross of Washington, DC. He’s charged with the
murder of 56-year-old Kurt Modeste of La Plata. In addition to committing
multiple armed carjackings, Ross also shot and killed two dogs in one of the
carjacked vehicles.
On July 2, 2023, at approximately 12:10 pm, the PGPD was alerted
to a carjacking that had just occurred in the area of Addison Road South and
Rolling Ridge Drive in Capitol Heights. The preliminary investigation revealed
Ross carjacked a Honda CRV at gunpoint. A short distance away at Central Avenue
and Ritchie Road, Ross was involved in a collision in the CRV. Ross ran from
that crash scene and into the parking lot of a fast food restaurant on Ritchie
Road. Ross approached a Acura ILX in the drive-thru lane and shot the driver,
Modeste, multiple times during an attempted carjacking. The victim fled after
being shot and drove a short distance away where he was pronounced deceased a
short time later. After the shooting, Ross carjacked a Toyota Scion that was
also in the drive-thru lane. Three dogs were inside of this vehicle. Ross
ultimately shot and killed two of the dogs. Ross fled in the Scion heading
westbound on Central Avenue. Officers from multiple police agencies, to include
the PGPD, pursued Ross into Washington, DC. At the intersection of 52nd
Street and Sheriff Road, Ross exited the carjacked Scion and carjacked a fourth
vehicle, a GMC Terrain. He was involved in a collision in the Terrain a short
distance away. As officers approached the scene, an officer with the Capitol
Heights Police Department engaged with Ross and was involved in an
officer-involved shooting. Neither the officer nor Ross was struck. Ross was
taken into custody. A loaded weapon was recovered at the scene.
Ross is in custody in Washington, DC, pending extradition to
Prince George’s County. The Prince George’s County Police Department has
charged him with first and second degree murder, armed carjacking, assault,
firearms offenses, aggravated cruelty to an animal and additional charges.
Anyone with information on this case who would like to speak to a
Homicide Unit detective may call 301-516-2512.
Anyone with information who
wants to contact Crime Solvers may call 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online
at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips”
mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the
app onto your mobile device.) You can remain anonymous. Please refer to case
number 23-0038636.
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