Pair Accused Of Gunning Down Silver Spring Father, Leaving Body In Wooded Area: Police

Two men have been identified and charged in connection to the death of Silver Spring resident Carlos Alberto Ortiz earlier this year in Prince George's County, police say.

Jimmy Hernandez-Morales, 24, and William Jaminton Pavon-Mancock, 27, both also of Silver Spring, have been charged with multiple counts of murder following a near monthlong probe into the 35-year-old father's fatal shooting.

Officers were called at around 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, to the 9200 block of New Hampshire Avenue, where they found Ortiz in a wooded area suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department.

Ortiz was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.

Detectives say that the preliminary investigation revealed that Pavon-Mancock shot the victim during a dispute and that they were known to each other.

Following the investigation, Hernandez-Morales and Pavon-Mancock were identified as suspects and charged with first- and second-degree murder, as well as other related offenses, authorities announced on Tuesday.

They are being held in the custody of the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status.

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