After Charred Body Found In Laurel, DC Boy Identified As Shooting Victim: Police

LAUREL, MD — The Anne Arundel County Police Department on Tuesday released the name of a fatal shooting victim whose charred remains were recently found after a Laurel car fire.

Officers identified the late boy as 17-year-old Marquette Knight of Washington, D.C.

Firefighters got a call around midnight Sept. 27 for the car blaze near Brock Bridge Road and Tribeca Trail. First responders said they spotted the car engulfed in flames in a field about 100 yards off the roadway.

After extinguishing the fire, crews said they found the human remains in the backseat area.

Investigators could not initially determine the victim's name, age or sex.

Authorities announced on Sept. 30 that the cause of death was a gunshot wound. This development followed an autopsy from the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore.

Police then ruled the case a homicide. Officers were previously investigating it as a suspicious death.

There is no more new information. Authorities are still investigating.

Detectives asked anybody with information to call (410) 222-4731. Tipsters can stay anonymous by dialing (410) 222-4700.

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