Murder Suspect Arrested in Shooting Near Bowie Swim Club

Prince George’s County Police have arrested an Upper Marlboro man charged with the murder of a Bowie man outside the Bel Air Swim and Racquet Club.

Deon Eugene Warren, 19, of the 8800 block of East Grove in Upper Marlboro, was arrested Wednesday night at a hotel in Laurel, reports the Capital-Gazette.

Warren is charged with first-degree murder in Tuesday’s shooting death of Mitchell White, 39, of Flamingo Lane in Bowie. Police say White was shot as he tried to break up a fight between teenagers in the club’s parking lot. Officers found White suffering from a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead on the scene.

The shooting happened near a tree-lined area close to Bowie High School.

NBC 4 says that teens were still on the school grounds when the shots were fired, and people scattered.

Students use the club parking lot as a shortcut on the way to and from school, says the Capital-Gazette, which has created a problem with teens loitering and fights.

Bowie Police say the department is working with Bowie High School, the swim club, and the community to address issues surrounding the area where the shooting occurred.

»Deon Eugene Warren of Upper Marlboro is charged with murder in a shooting outside Bel Air Swim and Racquet Club in Bowie. Credit: Prince George’s County Police