On the morning of June 5, 2021, a double homicide occurred in the Edmonston area of Hyattsville, Maryland. Twenty-year-old Hilber Martinez-Velasquez was found inside a building on the 5300 block of Hamilton Street with a fatal gunshot wound. Another 20-year-old, Jose Velasquez-Lemos, was also shot and pronounced dead at the scene.

Prince George’s County police arrived after reports of the shooting at about 8:40 a.m. Detectives have been working to establish a motive and identify suspects. No arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly released and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning or knew either of the victims, please share tips with investigators.