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Second teen charged with murder in Largo carjacking, police say

Police earlier arrested a 17-year-old boy in the fatal shooting

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January 23, 2023 at 3:18 p.m. EST

Another teen has been arrested and charged with murder in a fatal carjacking at a Largo gas station in December, Prince George’s County police said Monday.

The second teen, identified by police as a 15-year-old boy from Upper Marlboro, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder, armed carjacking and related counts in the killing of Lee Alexander Thomas, 54, police said. They did not release his name.

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Earlier this month, police said a 17-year-old boy, also of Upper Marlboro, had been arrested and charged with murder in the killing.

Teen arrested on murder charges in Largo carjacking case

On Dec. 19, Thomas was shot during a carjacking at a gas station in the 10000 block of Campus Way South at about 11 p.m., police said. He later died at a hospital, according to police.

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