On March 3, 2024, 40-year-old Derek Coleman was found fatally wounded by a gunshot in a stairwell of an apartment building in the 6700 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland. Officers responding to a report of a shooting discovered Coleman and he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was described as African American and had no fixed address; the shooting occurred in the unincorporated section of Takoma Park.

Detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department Homicide Unit identified a suspect in the case. On April 15, 2024, members of the PGPD Fugitive Unit located and arrested 22-year-old Wilmer Echenique-Navarro of Capitol Heights. Following the arrest, Echenique-Navarro admitted involvement in the shooting and was charged with first- and second-degree murder; he is in custody with the Department of Corrections. The motive remains under investigation.

If anyone has information about Coleman, the event that morning, or the circumstances leading up to the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.