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Fifth Person To Be Charged In Connection To Toddler's Murder In Maryland, Police Say

A fifth person has been charged in connection with the Maryland shootout that killed a two-year-old and left his mother hospitalized earlier this month.

Nilson Granados-Trejo

Nilson Granados-Trejo

Photo Credit: Prince George's County Police
Two more are wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a toddler in Prince George's County.

Two more are wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a toddler in Prince George's County.

Photo Credit: Prince George's County Police
Israel Fuentes, Jr. (left) and Johnny Alejandro Turcios

Israel Fuentes, Jr. (left) and Johnny Alejandro Turcios

Photo Credit: Prince George's County Police
Jeremy Poou-Caceres

Jeremy Poou-Caceres

Photo Credit: GoFundMe

Nilson Granados-Trejo, 25, of no fixed address, was charged with first- and second-degree murder, the Prince George’s County Police Department announced Monday, Feb. 26.

Granados-Trejo is the fifth suspect arrested following the Feb. 8 shootout that claimed the life of two-year-old Jeremy Poou-Caceres and injured his mother near the 1400 block of Kanawha Street.

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Investigators previously arrested Lewisdale residents Israel Fuentes, Jr., 33, and Johnny Alejandro Turcios, 28, charging them both with first-degree murder. A 15-year-old Takoma Park male and a 16-year-old Hyattsville male were also arrested and charged as adults.

Granados-Trejo is in the custody of the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status. Anyone with further information on the case is asked to call 301-516-2512. 

Meanwhile, more than $8,200 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched for the adored toddler’s funeral expenses as of Friday, Feb. 26.

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