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Quincy Johnson, of Takoma Park, and Lanham resident D'Andre Wint, both 20, were found shot to death at the Nolte Local Park in the 200 block of Denver Road late in the afternoon on Sunday, May 26.
On Monday, Aug. 26, authorities announced that 15-year-old Onyx Santana Austin was arrested at Dulles International Airport and charged with second-degree murder in connection to the Memorial Day weekend homicide.
The ongoing investigation resulted in Silver Spring resident Adom Bogale Abay, 16, also being charged in connection to the double homicide.
Officers were called shortly before 7 p.m. on the day of the shooting to the 200 block of Denver Road in Silver Spring in late May, where they found Johnson and Wint both suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were treated at the scene by first responders and pronounced dead at the scene.
According to investigators, detectives from the department were able to identify Austin as a suspect, and warrants were issued for his arrest.
Police say that Austin left the country after the shootings and was taken into custody by US Customs and Border Protection officers upon his return to the United States at Dulles Airport.
During the investigation, detectives also linked Abay to the incident, who was already being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit on unrelated charges.
He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two-counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence or felony.
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