In the quiet early morning hours of October 1, 2017, the body of 51-year-old Charles Wyche was discovered in an alleyway in District Heights, Maryland. Responding to a report of an unconscious man in the 6500 block of Kipling Parkway around 10:50 a.m., District Heights Police officers found Wyche suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Initially, details were scarce, but investigators from the Prince George's County Police Department's Homicide Unit quickly determined that the killing of the Fort Washington resident was not a random act.
The investigation into Wyche's death progressed over the following weeks, leading detectives to identify a suspect. On a Wednesday in late November 2017, police arrested 37-year-old Davon Freeman of District Heights. Authorities announced that Freeman and Wyche were acquaintances. The preliminary investigation suggested that the motive for the fatal shooting was a robbery.
Following his arrest, Davon Freeman was charged with first-degree murder for his alleged role in the death of Charles Wyche. He was taken into the custody of the Department of Corrections and held on a no-bond status. The arrest brought a measure of resolution to the case, indicating that a personal dispute or a crime of opportunity between two men who knew each other had ended in a tragic death in a suburban alley.
