At approximately 5:43 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2007, members from the Prince George’s County Police Department responded for the report of an accident in the 4500 block of Wheeler Hills Road in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Upon arrival an adult male was discovered inside of a vehicle suffering from apparent multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene, but could find no signs consistent with life and the victim was subsequently pronounced dead at 5:59 am. The victim in this case has been identified as 46-year-old Melvin Lucas, of the 8800 block of Sylvania Street, in Lorton, Virginia. Mr. Lucas was then transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore, Maryland.
A subsequent joint investigation conducted by members from the Prince George’s County Police Department and the Metropolitan Police Department determined that this shooting occurred in the 4300 block of Wheeler Road, SE.
The case is under investigation by members of the department’s Violent Crimes Branch. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099.
The department currently offers a reward of up to TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia.
Update, 7/29/08