Man's Violent Death a Mystery

A statement read from Mayor Adrian M. Fenty also praised his service to the District.

The warm picture relatives painted of Green's family life, however, seemed at odds with the way he died.

His aunts said Green took his eight nephews and niece to get haircuts, and he watched over them, breaking up fights and faithfully attending every one of their football games. With eight boys, the family said, it had become an all-day affair for Green every Saturday.

"He never missed one of their birthday celebrations, school plays nor any other event that would bring them honor or distinction," his mother, Carolyn, wrote in a statement.

Prince George's police have said little publicly about Green's death, although Acting Chief Roberto Hylton said at a news conference last week that it is one of the most troubling unsolved homicides in the county this year. Green was shot at 5:31 p.m. coming from Virginia Lane to St. Barnabas Road as he left his apartment complex.

Maj. Gary Cunningham, commander of District 4, where the shooting occurred, said that the shooting appeared "personal" and that detectives are pursuing every possible lead and theory, including whether the gunman intended to target someone else. Cunningham said another resident in Green's apartment complex drives a black Cadillac DeVille similar to Green's. "We have to look into that possibility, but we also have to look at other things," Cunningham said.

Maj. Daniel Dusseau, head of major crimes for the county, said a couple of witnesses have come forward, but he added that he thinks more drivers must have seen the shooting.

"We need every scrap. You don't know if you're holding on to the one piece that could help us," Dusseau said.