Friends Argue, One Fatally Shoots Other: Police

FORT WASHINGTON, MD — Authorities are searching for a Laurel man wanted in the fatal shooting of his friend following an argument this weekend in Fort Washington.

Prince George’s County Police have an arrest warrant for Christopher Cyprus Crawford, 33, of the 13000 block of Larchdale Road in Laurel. Crawford has been charged with the murder of 40-year-old Tony Terrell Proctor of Parkmont Drive in Upper Marlboro.

Prince George’s County Police say the shooting was reported about 11:45 p.m. Saturday in the 8300 block of Oxon Hill Road. Officers found Proctor suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Detectives say Crawford and Proctor argued, and that escalated into the fatal shooting. Crawford is charged with first-degree murder.

Anyone with information on Crawford’s whereabouts is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925.

Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call CRIME SOLVERS at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text “PGPD plus your message” to CRIMES (274637) on your cell phone or go to http://www.pgpolice.org and submit a tip online.

»Photo of Christopher Cyprus Crawford of Laurel, courtesy of Prince George’s County Police