On a tragic evening in Capitol Heights, Maryland, 34-year-old Jimmie Lee Hunter, a male resident of the area, was fatally shot on May 27, 2011. The incident occurred in the 1700 block of Kenilworth Avenue, where police responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 7:25 p.m. Upon their arrival, officers discovered Hunter suffering from gunshot wounds.
He was promptly transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The investigation into Hunter's death led the Prince George's County Police Department to identify a suspect. On June 7, 2011, a warrant was issued for the arrest of 26-year-old Steven Donnell Waytes. Waytes, a resident of Washington, D.C., was subsequently apprehended without incident. He was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Jimmie Lee Hunter and was awaiting extradition from Washington, D.C. to face the charges against him.
Further details regarding the events leading up to the shooting, the motive, or the specifics of the evidence that led investigators to Steven Donnell Waytes have not been made publicly available. Information concerning any subsequent trial, conviction, or sentencing for Waytes following his arrest also remains undisclosed in the available online sources. Similarly, details regarding Jimmie Lee Hunter's ethnicity have not been released in the public domain.
