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Roberto Santos-Melendez

Case from Hyattsville, MD dated Sep 05, 2022

Victim Details

Roberto Santos-Melendez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Hyattsville

MD

2022-09-05

44

Roberto

Santos-Melendez

07/14/2026

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In the early hours of a Monday morning, the quiet of a Hyattsville convenience store parking lot was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When police officers arrived at the 7700 block of 23rd Avenue near University Boulevard East just before 1 a.m. on September 5, 2022, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim, later identified as 44-year-old Roberto Santos-Melendez of Hyattsville, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the shooting moved swiftly, and ju ...
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