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Case Description
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Varney Batener Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Hyattsville, Maryland, was tragically shot to death on January 30, 2019, in Bladensburg, Maryland. The incident occurred in the 5000 block of 57th Avenue around 5:05 p.m. Responding officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department and the Town of Bladensburg found Batener and another man, 23-year-old Jonathan Contreras of Bowie, with gunshot wounds. Both men were transported to a hospital where they succumbed to their injuries shortly aft ...Read More
Victim Details

Varney Batener Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Bladensburg

MD

2019-01-30

24

Varney

Batener Jr.

12/17/2025