Identity of 17-Year-Old Teen Fatally Shot Released; Two Arrested

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) reports that 17-year-old Charly Blayner Vail Lucas of Silver Spring was killed and a 21-year-old man remains hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting Friday night at Long Branch Local Park.

Two suspects, Jhony Steve Rosales Castillo (20) and Juan Carlos Gutierrez-Hernandez (18), were arrested and charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and firearm offenses, with investigators linking the shooting to a separate August 19 homicide in Silver Spring.

According to MCPD, “On Friday, Sept. 5, at approximately 9:46 p.m., the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a person stating that he had been shot, along with additional calls reporting the sound of gunfire in the area of 711 Langley Drive…

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