Fatal Shooting Suspect In District Heights Homicide Tracked To N.C.

DISTRICT HEIGHTS, MD — A tip from a citizen led detectives to North Carolina where they tracked down 23-year-old Raheem Hawkins-Boseman of Silver Spring, who is wanted in connection to the shooting death of 27-year-old Jessica Somerville.

On March 17 at approximately 2:15 a.m., Prince George's police officers were notified about a shooting in the 5800 block of Silver Hill Road. Somerville was found outside a business with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

The preliminary investigation indicates the suspect followed the victim outside of a fast food restaurant after a brief argument and shot her in the parking lot. They didn't know each other before the argument in the restaurant.

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s homicide unit obtained an arrest warrant for Hawkins-Boseman two days later.

The suspect has been charged with first- and second-degree murder and related charges.