Man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing at Lakeforest Mall

Police release victims identity in Lakeforest mall stabbing [ORIGINIAL AIR DATE: 2-22-2022]

Montgomery County police have identified the victim in Monday's fatal stabbing as 23-year-old Jose Alexander Maldonado. Police say Maldonado was a T-Mobile employee inside the mall.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing at Lakeforest Mall last week, according to Gaithersburg City and Montgomery County Police.

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On Monday, Feb. 21, officers responded to Lakeforest Mall, located at 701 Russell Ave. for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers located 23-year-old Jose Alexander Maldonado suffering from multiple stab wounds.

Maldonado was transported to an area hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.'

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The investigation by detectives revealed that the victim was working in the T-Mobile store inside the mall, when the suspect, 25-year-old Trenton Flowers-Jackson, entered the store and immediately began to stab Maldonado.

25-year-old Trenton Flowers-Jackson

Maldonado attempted to escape but collapsed near the food court in the mall. Through the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify and connect Flowers-Jackson to the homicide.

The investigation also revealed that Flowers-Jackson and Maldonado were known to one another.

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Flowers-Jackson was arrested in Rockville on Saturday, Feb. 26, and has been charged with first-degree murder. He is currently being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he awaits a bond hearing.