Crime & Safety

Police Arrest One after Deadly Shooting in Bowie

Police obtained an arrest warrant for a second man after a deadly shooting early Sunday morning in Bowie.

Update - Aug. 11 - 10:15 p.m.

Police arrested one Northeast Washington man and obtained a warrant for a second man after a 27-year-old was found shot and killed inside a home in Bowie.

Police arrested Vincent Michael Martin, 32, and have an arrest warrant for Demarco Gregory James, 30, of Northeast Washington. They are charged with first-degree murder. Police also charged Martin with second-degree murder.

Michael Leo Reese, 27, of Southeast Washington was found dead, with a gunshot wound, inside a residence in the 2500 block of Nicol Circle, in the unincorporated are of Bowie, around 6 a.m. Sunday morning.

Police said a preliminary investigation found James confronted and shot Reese inside the residence, which was home to an ex-girlfriend of Reese. Martin assisted James inside the home, said police.

Original Story - 3 p.m., Sunday


Police found a man shot dead in a home in the 2500 block of Nicol Circle early Sunday morning and are now searching for a suspect.

Prince George's County Police were called to the home in the unincorporated area of Bowie around 6 a.m. after a report of a shooting, where they found the man, dead, with a gunshot wound.

A preliminary investigation suggests that it's a domestic-related murder, said police.

Police did not release the name of the victim, or any information about a possible suspect.

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