On a Sunday afternoon, March 24, 2019, the life of 20-year-old Antwon Elijah Queen was tragically cut short in a parking lot in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Responding to reports of gunfire in the 300 block of Highland Drive, Anne Arundel County police officers discovered the young male from Brooklyn, Maryland, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of fire department personnel, Queen was pronounced deceased at the scene.
His death was ruled a homicide.
The investigation quickly revealed that this was not a random act of violence, but a targeted incident. In a grim discovery, a second victim, 24-year-old Antwan Troy Briggs, was found deceased inside a room within a nearby apartment complex, also a victim of the shooting. The two deaths were connected to a botched drug deal.
Through witness interviews and the collection of evidence, investigators were able to identify two suspects: 19-year-old Edwin Javier Hurtado-Valdez and his 18-year-old wife, Cambrea May Lynn Sieck. Authorities located the suspect vehicle in Pasadena and a subsequent search yielded evidence linking the couple to the murders. It was reported that Hurtado-Valdez was seen going through Queen's pockets after the shooting.
Following the issuance of arrest warrants, Cambrea Sieck turned herself in to the police. Edwin Javier Hurtado-Valdez, however, had fled the country to Mexico. In a coordinated effort with law enforcement in Tamaulipas, Mexico, Hurtado-Valdez was apprehended in Nuevo Laredo and extradited back to the United States to face justice.
Edwin Javier Hurtado-Valdez was charged with two counts of first and second-degree murder, assault, and firearm use in a felony violent crime. Cambrea Sieck faced charges of being an accessory after the fact, accused of helping her husband hide evidence and flee the area. In June of 2021, Hurtado-Valdez was convicted of second-degree murder for the deaths of both Queen and Briggs. He received a sentence of 46 years in prison, with the sentences for each murder to be served consecutively, in addition to time for the firearms charges.
