Man Arrested In Skating Rink Security Guard's Fatal Shooting: Prince George's Police

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A 27-year-old Washington, D.C., man has been charged with fatally shooting 31-year-old Eugene Smith, also of Washington, D.C., outside a Prince George's County roller skating rink where Smith worked as a security guard.

According to the Prince George's County Police, officers were called to the DMV All Skate Social on Branch Avenue in Temple Hills for a report of a shooting shortly before midnight Feb. 23. Officers found Smith, who was off-duty at the time, in front of the roller skating rink with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives believe Omar Delonte Smith shot Smith because of an employment dispute.

Smith has been charged with first- and second-degree murder and related charges.

Owner Jacqueline Wiggins had bought and renovated the rink recently, and told NBC4 she had hoped to create a safe space in the community. She shared that Smith was a father of five, Patch reported.

"This is a guy that works in the community six days a week, and then comes here. This guy is not just some regular person. This guy is boots on the ground in the community every day just trying to help ... I did everything that we could do to make this place a safe haven, and I stand on that, and I will continue to put in more security measures," Wiggins said. "But when they kill your head of security, how much can you do?"

If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to call detectives at 301-516-2512.