A Capitol Heights, Maryland, man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting his girlfriend and then trying to hide her body in a “makeshift grave” inside his home, police said.
Devonte Gray, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder and other related charges in the death of Alexis Schuler, 29, of Washington, D.C., the Prince George's Police Department said in a news release.
On January 18, the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department contacted police in Prince George's County seeking assistance in a missing persons case involving Schuler, who had been reported missing earlier this week.
On Saturday, the Prince George's Police Department executed a search warrant at Gray's home as part of the investigation.
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Devonte Gray, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, has been charged with murder after his girlfriend's body was found in a makeshift grave he allegedly built in his home, police said. (Prince George's County Police Department)
Police said investigators found a body believed to be Schuler's inside Gray's home after Gray made “extensive efforts” to hide the body.
Police said Gray was arrested at the scene and is suspected of confessing to Schuler's murder.
On Tuesday, police announced that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner had determined that Schuler was shot to death.
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A Maryland man allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend and then hid her body in a “makeshift grave” in his home, Prince George's County police said. (Getty Images)
fox 5dc According to charging documents obtained in the case, Gray was seen on surveillance camera entering and exiting the home while wearing a full-body construction suit with gloves and carrying construction materials between January 12 and 13. It is written that.
Materials seen in the video appeared to include cement, sheetrock, cinder blocks, plastic bags, and large black storage containers.
When authorities conducted a welfare check at Gray's residence on January 14, she reported a “strange” odor upon entering the home, which she believed was due to the filth of the residence.
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A Maryland man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend and hiding her body in a makeshift grave in his home. (St. Petersburg)
The indictment also states that when investigators returned to the home on Jan. 19 to execute a search warrant, they found a semi-automatic handgun inside and found new drywall, acetone, lemon ammonia and other materials inside the home. It is also stated that cleaning supplies and construction supplies were found. .
With the help of members of the Prince George's County Fire Department, the drywall was removed and a “makeshift grave” was discovered at the bottom of the stairs, according to the indictment.
Police said a trash can in the space was opened and a human foot, believed to be Schuler's, was found inside.
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Gray was charged with first-degree murder and other related charges and remains in custody.
