Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Murder in Fatal Shooting in Upper Marlboro

Douglas Antonio Romero Argueta of Gaithersburg was shot and killed Saturday in Upper Marlboro, MD. A second victim was critically injured in the shooting.

By Tiffany Arnold

An Oxon Hill man has been charged with first-degree murder and manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Gaithersburg resident Saturday in Upper Marlboro.

Douglas Antonio Romero Argueta, 29, was found dead at around 10:15 a.m. in the 9600 block of Marlboro Pike. Prince George’s County police said a second shooting victim was critically injured and was taken to the hospital.

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Ronte Travell Muhyee, 20, of Oxon Hill, was arrested near the scene of the shooting. 

Muhyee was charged with manslaughter, first-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and weapons offenses, according to Prince George’s County District Court records. 

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Muhyee is being held without bond, court records show.

A hearing was scheduled for Jan. 16.

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