DC man arrested in fatal College Park shooting
Posted: 03/04/2013
COLLEGE PARK, Md - Prince George's County police say they've charged a man with murder in connection with a gang-related shooting in College Park.
Officials say 20-year-old Edwin Morales of southeast Washington was arrested Friday and charged with first and second degree murder and related charges.
Police say Morales fatally shot 20-year-old David Esequel Avelar of Hillcrest Heights on Feb. 24.
Avelar had been attending a party at a hotel on Baltimore Avenue.
Police say a fight broke out in the parking lot between the group Avelar was with and a second group attending a separate party at the same hotel.
Police say Morales shot Avelar during the confrontation.
Copyright Associated Press
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