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The suspect in the death of a Maryland man was a friend of the family, the victim’s parents said at a candlelight vigil Friday evening.
Montgomery County police arrested and charged 19-year-old Rodjaun Orlando Neal-Williams of Clarksburg with second-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Javon Jamal Gordon of Boyds. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Officers responding to a report of a shooting Tuesday evening found Gordon suffering an apparent gunshot wound in the 12900 block of Ethal Rose Way, police said. He died at the scene.
Update at 12:30 Friday
Montgomery County Police have arrested Rodjaun Orlando Neal-Williams, 19, of Clarksburg, and charged him with the second-degree murder of 23-year-old Javon Jamal Gordon of Boyds.
A candlelight vigil is planned for Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at Clarksburg High School for Javon Jamal Gordon, who was killed in a drive by shooting on April 13. Gordon graduated from the school and played on its football team.
The vigil will be held on the terrace outside the school cafeteria, facing Wims Road.
School officials tweeted, “We are saddened by news regarding the passing of Clarksburg HS graduate Class of 2016, Javon Gordon. Javon was a part of a strong class of students and active in sports and exemplified core values of leadership, scholarship, and relationships.”
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This story was updated at 4:25 p.m. on April 16, 2021, to include additional information and to correct an earlier misspelling by police of Neal-Williams’ last name.
Montgomery County police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing a 23-year-old man in northern Montgomery County.
Rodjaun Orlando Neal-Williams of Clarksburg has been charged with killing Javon Jamal Gordon of Boyds, police wrote in a press release on Friday.
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35, a union that represents Montgomery County police officers, has referred to the killing as a “drive by shooting.”
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Man Dies After Shooting in Boyds; Suspect Still at Large
Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in Boyds on Tuesday evening. Authorities do not believe this was a random incident.
Emergency dispatch received a call for the report of a shooting on the 12000 block of Ethel Rose Way shortly before 7:00 pm. Responding officers found 23-year-old Javon Jamal Gordon of Boyds lying in the street suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his upper body.
According to an MCPD press release, residents tried to administer CPR to Gordon, and responding officers also continued to attempt lifesaving measures. Despite the lifesaving attempts, Gordon was pronounced deceased at the scene.