Sixteen-year-old Angel Villatoro was found dead inside a vacant apartment in Hyattsville, Maryland, on the evening of January 21, 2021. Patrol officers responding to a reported shooting in nearby Langley Park arrived at the 8100 block of 14th Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. and located Villatoro with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say the preliminary inquiry suggested the shooting resulted from a dispute.

A few hours later, while an officer was still at the homicide scene, a noise at a back bedroom window drew attention. People outside the window shouted anti-police statements, and a shot was fired from outside that narrowly missed the officer. Officers pursuing suspects on foot apprehended two people shortly afterward.

The two arrested were identified as 17-year-old Nelson Sanchez Perez of Langley Park and 19-year-old Joshua Jurado of Chillum. Detectives believe they fled the murder scene earlier and returned to shoot at the officer. Both were charged with first-degree murder in connection with Angel Villatoro’s death, and additional charges related to the attempted killing of the officer were pending. Does anyone have information about Angel’s movements that night or saw activity near 14th Avenue on January 21, 2021?