Crime & Safety

Adult Boyfriend of Victim's Mother Charged in Boy's Stabbing Death: Update

A 14-year-old boy was killed Monday and another teen injured in Oxon Hill, authorities say. A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder.

UPDATED at 9:50 p.m.

An Oxon Hill man who was the live-in boyfriend of a 14-year-old boy has been charged with fatally stabbing the youth, as well as injuring an 18-year-old, authorities say.

The victim in the homicide is 14-year-old Keyshaun Mason of the 600 block of Audrey Lane, according to Prince George’s County Police. Suspect Sean Crawford, 48, of the same address was arrested at the scene.

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Police arrived about 7:25 a.m. to find the two teens suffering from stab wounds. They were both taken to a local hospital, where Mason was pronounced dead. The second victim, of the same address, was treated at the hospital and released.

Preliminarily, detectives believe this stemmed from an argument.

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Crawford will be charged with first-degree murder. He is also being charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder for the attack on the surviving victim and is expected to be held on a no-bond status, police say.

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