On a cold December morning in 2008, the life of 16-year-old Rashad Tavon McMillan was tragically cut short in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The young man was discovered behind a building on Addison Road, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to his upper body. The investigation into his death would soon uncover a story of retaliation that led to a calculated and brutal act of violence.
Two months prior to the shooting, an altercation had occurred in which Rashad's cousin stabbed a young man
named Demarqus Moore. Harboring a grudge from that incident, Moore, who was 18 at the time, planned his revenge against Rashad. On the morning of December 11, Moore lay in wait, hiding behind some bushes. As Rashad passed by, Moore ambushed him, shooting him first in the face. In a final, merciless act, Moore then shot him again, execution-style, in the back of the head.
The ensuing police investigation led to the arrest of Demarqus Moore. He was subsequently charged with the murder of Rashad Tavon McMillan. After a trial, a Prince George's County jury found Moore guilty of first-degree murder. For his crime, he faced the severe penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole, bringing a measure of justice to the senseless killing of a teenager.
