On the afternoon of May 15, 2024, a dispute between two acquaintances in Adelphi, Maryland, ended when 20-year-old Kevin Moscoso-Lopez was shot and killed. Prince George’s County officers responded around 3:40 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 1900 block of Erie Street and found Moscoso-Lopez outside with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities identified 21-year-old Erick Pineda of Silver Spring as the suspect and said the two men were known to each other. The specific nature of their relationship and what set off the fatal argument has not been disclosed. Detectives from the county Homicide Unit later charged Pineda with first- and second-degree murder and related counts, and he was taken into custody.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Moscoso-Lopez and Pineda’s relationship, please share what you know with investigators.