Authorities have arrested a man in Guyana who's believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy at a July 4th celebration in Maryland.
Police say Rakeem Gilgeours, 33, fled the U.S. after the shooting at a Fourth of July celebration in Maryland, where 6-year-old Ahsan Payton was killed in the crossfire
He was wanted in the death of 6-year-old Ahsan Payton, who was caught in the crossfire during a shootout at a neighborhood celebration in Temple HillsAuthorities have arrested a man in Guyana who's believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy at a Fourth of July celebration in Maryland.Investigators say the young victim, Ahsan Payton, was caught in crossfire during a shootout at a neighborhood celebration in Temple Hills.
"That’s usually the case when anybody is running. They have friends or family somewhere, and they're seeking cover," Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz said."And he was seeking cover in Guyana.""Call it tragic; call it a gun atrocity, whatever it is. Ahsan Payton isn't with us, and we believe that this person is the reason why," Aziz said.New charging documents lay out what happened the night of the shooting on Akron Street.
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