A busy stretch of Riggs Road in Langley Park saw two fatal shootings in close proximity of years. On June 13, 2010, police found 25-year-old Early Martinez and 21-year-old Mario Ernesto Galo suffering from gunshot wounds in the 7900 block of Riggs Road; both men were pronounced dead and the Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit opened an investigation to identify suspects and establish a motive. No public details about arrests or the specific circumstances leading to the double homicide have been released.

The neighborhood had seen a previous fatal drive-by years earlier. In the early morning of July 22, 2007, 16-year-old Ferdy Martinez was shot while talking with a 19-year-old friend outside the Langley Park Villas on 15th Avenue; an SUV drove up and multiple shots were fired from inside. Ferdy, who had immigrated from Guatemala about five years earlier, collapsed while trying to reach his family’s apartment and was pronounced dead. Police looked into a possible link to MS-13 but did not announce suspects.

If anyone knew Early Martinez or has information about the 2010 shooting, please share what you know with the investigation.