Gaithersburg father caught hiring hitman

Ndokey Peter Enow, 38, pleaded guilty Friday to solicitation of first degree murder. (Montgomery County)
Ndokey Peter Enow, 38, pleaded guilty Friday to solicitation of first degree murder. (Montgomery County)

WASHINGTON – A Gaithersburg man will be sentenced to 20 years in prison for trying to hire someone to kill his ex-wife.

Ndokey Peter Enow, 38, pleaded guilty Friday to solicitation of first degree murder.

Prosecutors say last June the IT professional with a Ph.D asked a police informant how to hire someone to kill his ex-wife, Aziniwi Glory Shu.

“There was an undercover police officer who posed as a potential hitman,” says Ramon Korionoff with the Montgomery County States Attorney’s office.

He says Enow took out a $300 deposit on the $1,000 he planned to pay the undercover officer for the hit.

In the tape of the exchange,  Enow can be heard telling the officer he wants his ex -wife in a wheelchair or “6-feet under.
The charge of solicitation of first degree murder carries a possible life sentence, but Korionoff says he’ll be sentenced next month to an agreed up on sentence of 20 years.

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Megan Cloherty

An award-winning journalist, Megan Cloherty is podcast host and producer of the “22 Hours: An American Nightmare.” She previously served as WTOP Investigative Reporter covering breaking news, crime and courts.

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