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Husband and wife arrested, charged in connection with Adelphi killing

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Prince George’s County police have arrested two suspects — husband and wife — in connection with the killing of a man in Adelphi, Maryland.

Edgar Garcia Constancia, 24, and Norma Reyes Carbajal, 27, both of Rockville, were arrested Friday and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 20-year-old Merlin Ramirez-Lara.

On Tuesday, authorities responded to the 8600 block of 20th Avenue around 6:15 a.m. to perform a welfare check.

There, they found Ramirez-Lara outside. He had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation revealed that Ramirez-Lara had been in a romantic relationship with Reyes Carbajal.

According to police, she had agreed to meet him outside, where Garcia Constancia was waiting.

He then shot and killed Ramirez-Lara, authorities say.

Both Garcia Constancia and Reyes Carbajal are in custody with the Department of Corrections.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for º£½ÇÉçÇøapp.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining º£½ÇÉçÇøapp, he worked for CBS º£½ÇÉçÇøapp, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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