Police link incident to earlier Silver Spring homicide.
Jhony Steve Rosales Castillo Juan Gutierrez-Hernandez
Gaithersburg, MD (JK) – A 17-year-old was killed and another man critically injured after a shooting in Long Branch Local Park on Friday night.
Montgomery County Police identified the victim as 17-year-old Charly Blayner Vail Lucas of Silver Spring. A 21-year-old man was transported to the hospital and remains in critical condition.
Detectives say the attack may be tied to the August 19 killing of another 17-year-old in Silver Spring. While processing the crime scene, investigators executed a search warrant at a nearby residence, where they recovered firearms and additional evidence.
Two suspects, 20-year-old Jhony Steve Rosales Castillo and 18-year-old Juan Carlos Gutierrez-Hernandez (pictured above), were taken into custody. Both face multiple charges, including two counts of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and firearm violations. They are being held pending a bond hearing.
By Jimmy Key