2 Teens, Man Charged In Morningside Murder, Carjacking: Prince George's Police Department

MORNINGSIDE, MD — Two 16-year-olds and an adult have been charged in connection to the murder of 38-year-old Fernando Alvarenga Cuellar of Morningside. Both teens have been charged as adults.

On Aug. 6 around 2:35 p.m., Prince George's police officers were called to the 4300 block of Ridgecrest Drive for a report of a shooting. They found Alvarenga Cuellar outside with gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he died several hours later, the police department said.

Approximately two hours after the shooting, Division IV Oxon Hill patrol officers were called out for a report of an armed carjacking on Fisher Road. While there, officers saw the carjacked vehicle travelling with a second carjacked vehicle on St. Barnabas Road. Officers attempted a traffic stop on both vehicles. After a short pursuit, one of the carjacked vehicles crashed at St. Barnabas Road and Wheeler Road. The driver, a 16-year-old boy, was taken into custody and a loaded gun was recovered. Officers continued to pursue the second vehicle, which crashed in Washington, D.C. Both people in that vehicle attempted to run but were arrested. A second firearm was recovered in the vehicle, according to police.

While investigating the carjackings, police learned that one of the drivers, 25-year-old Deandre Boyd of Washington, D.C., and two 16-year-old boys, including the other carjacked vehicle's driver, were responsible for the fatal shooting of Alvarenga Cuellar that happened during an attempted robbery. Police said the victim and the suspects knew each other.

Boyd and the two teenage boys have been charged with first- and second-degree murder, carjacking and additional charges. One teen is in the custody of the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections on a no-bond status. Boyd and the second teen are in custody in Washington, D.C., awaiting extradition to Prince George’s County.