On the afternoon of December 18, 2024, 31-year-old convenience store employee Rakib Rakib was shot and killed in the 6700 block of Walker Mill Road in Capitol Heights while stepping outside to take out the trash. First responders found him unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the forehead and he was pronounced dead at the scene at about 3:10 PM.

Surveillance footage reportedly shows a man in a gray hoodie, black face mask, and light jeans approach Rakib with a handgun, take an item from his pocket, then shoot him and flee on foot. Investigators recovered three 10-mm shell casings at the scene and Rakib’s phone was later found about a mile away. Two people who saw the video identified the man as 25-year-old Geonte Maurice McNeil-Williams of Upper Marlboro and said he suffered from bipolar disorder and had not been taking medication.

Police arrested Geonte Maurice McNeil-Williams and charged him with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, armed robbery, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; he is being held at the Department of Corrections. If anyone knew Rakib or saw activity around Walker Mill Road that afternoon, please come forward with information.