PGPD Identify Victim of Homicide in Oxon Hill

Update August 29, 2023: The victim has been identified as 33-year-old Chuck Deonte Jenkins of no fixed address.

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a homicide this weekend in Oxon Hill. Investigators are working to confirm the identity of the victim so his family can be notified.

On August 27, 2023, at approximately 3:30 am, officers responded to the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway for a welfare check. The decedent was located outside suffering from trauma and pronounced deceased on the scene. An autopsy will confirm his cause of death.

Detectives are working to determine a motive and identify a suspect(s).

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 23-0050529. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.   

 

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