Carlos Garcia Morales, 19, was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds outside an apartment building in the 3400 block of 55th Avenue in unincorporated Hyattsville (Riverdale area) on the morning of January 11, 2021. Officers arrived at about 8:00 am and Morales was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit opened an active investigation to identify the person or persons responsible and to determine a motive. Friends and family remember Carlos as bright, fun and loving.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who may have witnessed activity near the apartment building that morning is asked to contact investigators or use the anonymous tip line.