16-year-old charged as adult for fatal shooting in Prince George’s County

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A Maryland teen has been charged as an adult in connection with a fatal shooting on Tuesday night in Prince George's County, Maryland. 

What we know:

Prince George’s County police say the teen is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing a man he did not know in a gas station parking lot. 

As of right now, police have not named this 16-year-old, but have confirmed that he will be charged as an adult with murder and other related offenses.

Eyewitness Account:

FOX 5’s David Kaplan spoke with a witness on Wednesday. 

The witness told FOX 5 that the lead-up to the shooting appeared to him to be an argument about nothing. 

According to this witness, the two just kept threatening to beat one another up. Then, the 16-year-old pulled out a gun and shot 39-year-old Leo Addison.

This was around 10:30 p.m. at the Exxon on the corner of Marlboro Pike and Forestville Road.

Local perspective:

FOX 5’s David Kaplan also spoke with a man who is familiar with the area and says he was sad to hear about this both for the victim, and for a 16-year-old charged with murder.

 "It’s best that we hope that we can give these kids out here some guidance and it’s like the Bible says, ‘we can only teach them once and then once we teach them, they’re on their own.’ Sometimes it’s hard," he said.