On the morning of Tuesday, August 10, 2021, gunfire rang out in the 2000 block of Blueridge Avenue in Wheaton, Maryland. At about 8:56 a.m., officers responding to a shooting found 25-year-old Marvin Alexander Mendoza dead at the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities said Mendoza’s identity was confirmed but that he did not have a confirmed address at the time.

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department’s Major Crimes Division quickly developed suspects. On Thursday, August 12, 2021, 19-year-old Erik Aguilar of Silver Spring was arrested on a criminal warrant and charged with first-degree murder. A week later, 17-year-old Randy Aaron Powell was also charged with first-degree murder; both were held without bond. Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to contact the Major Crimes Division or submit anonymous tips through Crime Solvers of Montgomery County.

If anyone knew Mendoza, his movements that morning, or has information about the arrests, please share what is known.