19-year-old facing charges after deadly Capitol Heights shooting

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A 19-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder, after a deadly shooting in Prince George’s County on Saturday.

Anthony Javier Rubio is accused of fatally shooting 50-year-old Domingo Saavedra-Escalona of Capitol Heights, according to police.

Anthony Javier Rubio, 19, of Capitol Heights, is charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Domingo Saavedra-Escalona. (Prince George’s County Police Department)

Officers responded to Quire Avenue around 4:35 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, for a reported shooting. They found Saavedra-Escalona inside his home with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene.

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Detectives later located Rubio at his home and took him into custody. It’s unclear at this point what led police to arrest Rubio. Investigators said there is no evidence indicating Rubio and Saavedra-Escalona knew each other.

Rubio faces charges of second-degree murder and related offenses. He is being held without bond at the Department of Corrections.