Man arrested in fatal Silver Spring shooting

A man wanted in connection to the shooting death of a Silver Spring, Maryland, man in late November has been arrested on a charge of first-degree murder.

Tremayne Middleton Dorsey, 43, was arrested Wednesday in Colonial Heights, Virginia, police said in a news release. He is accused of shooting James Richard Beverly, 39, on Nov. 30.

Montgomery County police said Dorsey forced his way inside a home on the 12300 block of Treetop Drive in Silver Spring, where he shot and killed Beverly.

Dorsey is facing extradition to Montgomery County.

Zeke Hartner

Zeke Hartner is a digital writer/editor who has been with WTOP since 2017. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University’s Political Science program and an avid news junkie.

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