Police search for 20-year-old suspected of killing uncle in Lanham

One of the road signs near the site of an early morning shooting in Lanham, Maryland, on Sunday, March 17, 2019. (WTOP/John Domen)

Police are looking for a 20-year-old Montgomery County, Maryland, man suspected of killing his uncle and injuring another victim during a shooting in Prince George’s County Sunday morning.

Osman Kalokoh, of Potomac, is considered armed and dangerous, police say.

The shooting happened around 3 a.m. at a house on the 9000 block of Alcona Street in Lanham. Two victims, a man and a woman, were found suffering from gunshot wounds inside the house.

The man, 69-year-old Alee Calokoh, was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect got into an argument with his uncle before shooting both victims.

Police say the suspect is not known to own or have access to a vehicle.

Anyone who sees the suspect or has information relevant to the investigation should call detectives at 301-772-4925. Anonymous tipsters can call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-8477, submit a tip online or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app.

WTOP’s Jennifer Ortiz contributed to this report. 

Teddy Gelman

Teddy Gelman became Morning Drive Producer in February 2020. Prior to that, he worked as a weekend producer and an assistant producer after joining WTOP in 2018. He’s also filed news stories on-air, anchored sportscasts and produced for the WTOP traffic team.

John Domen

John started working at WTOP in 2016 after having grown up in Maryland listening to the station as a child. While he got his on-air start at small stations in Pennsylvania and Delaware, he's spent most of his career in the D.C. area, having been heard on several local stations before coming to WTOP.

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