Laurel Teens Charged In Drug-Related Shooting Death: Police

NORTH LAUREL, MD — Two Laurel teens are being charged as adults with murder and other offenses in the death of a 14-year-old Odenton boy, police reported Monday afternoon.

The charges stem from a Saturday night shooting in the 9000 block of North Laurel Road that police allege was connected to a drug deal.

Luis Gerardo Ordonez, 19, of the 9200 block of Redbridge Court, and Francisco J. Rodriguez, 16, of the 9000 block of North Laurel Road, will be charged with murder, assault, reckless endangerment and firearms violations, police said.

According to authorities, Ordonez and Rodriguez were among a group of teens who met around 11 p.m on Saturday in the 9000 block of North Laurel Road for a coordinated drug deal when there was an altercation and one shot was fired from a car window. The suspects left in a black sedan, police said.

Through investigation, officials said they learned Ordonez and Rodriguez were involved in the shooting. Police found them in a black Nissan Altima early Monday morning on Harvest View Court in Ellicott City, where authorities reported there was a handgun in the car, and the suspects were arrested.

Officials said the two were initially charged with attempted murder, and the charges are being upgraded after the victim died from his injuries.

Xavier Cole Young, 14, of Odenton, was flown to Johns Hopkins Hospital after the shooting on Saturday night, and he was pronounced deceased Monday morning, according to police.

Ordonez and Rodriguez are being held without bail at the Howard County Detention Center. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Howard County police at 410-313-STOP.

File photo. Police said that booking photos are not being released of the suspects for investigative reasons. Map by Google satellite.