A Silver Spring man is facing a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting on Labor Day of another man in downtown Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County police.
Jeriel Demitri Martin, 33, was arrested Friday and charged with first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/violent crime in the Sept. 2 death of Jamar Emmanuel Jenifer, 34, of Washington, D.C., police said Saturday in a statement.
On Sept. 2, officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews responded at about 9:42 a.m. to the 8000 block of 13th Street, which is about a block from the county line with Washington, D.C., and found Jenifer suffering from gunshot wounds, according to police.
Despite lifesaving efforts, Jenifer was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Martin was identified as a suspect during an investigation, according to Saturday’s statement. He was arrested after detectives executed a search and seizure warrant at his home and recovered “items of evidentiary value connecting him” to the shooting.
Martin was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit in Rockville where he is being held without bond, the statement said.
Online court records for Martin were unavailable Sunday.