Court Date Set for Silver Spring Man Charged with Death of His Wife

Silver Spring resident Bernardo Paz Flores-Olvera has a preliminary hearing in court March 4 for the death of his wife Elizabeth Velez Vasquez, according to court documents.

Flores-Olvera is being charged with first-degree murder after his wife was found dead in their home Feb. 9. Flores-Olvera called police at 11:58 p.m. Feb. 8 to report he killed her.

The initial investigation recovered two sharp weapons used to stab his wife. One of the instruments was identified as a knife, according to a release from Montgomery County Police. 

The couple's two children, a 3-month-old and 2-year-old, were home at the time of the assault, but Flores-Olvera later took them to a family member’s home before he was arrested, police officials said. It's uncertain if the children will stay there or be moved into Child Protective Care Services.

Flores-Olvera is expected to be in a Rockville courthouse on March 4 at 10 a.m.