May 28, 2021
Jazmiah Zyri Nelson, 18, of La Plata
UPDATE 5/28/2021: Detectives are continuing their investigation into the murder of Jazmiah Nelson who was shot and killed on May 22 in the 600 block of Pomonkey Way in La Plata.
The reward in the case is now up to $7,500 for the tip that leads to the arrest of the suspect(s). Nelson was riding on a four-wheeler with two other people when someone fired a gun toward them. Nelson was struck in the upper body and another person was grazed by a bullet.
Nelson was transported to a hospital but she died a few hours later. Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a reward of up to $2,500 and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and the La Plata Police Department have each matched the Crime Solvers reward for a total of up to $7,500.
Woman, 18, shot to death while riding four-wheeler in Maryland Justin George Detectives in Charles County, Md., are searching for suspects in the killing of an 18-year-old woman who was shot to death Saturday night while riding an all-terrain vehicle. Charles County sheriff’s officials said Jazmiah Zyri Nelson, 18, of La Plata was on a four-wheel recreational vehicle with two acquaintances at 11:36 p.m. when someone shot at them as they were riding near townhouses in the 600 block of Pomonkey Way in La Plata. Nelson was struck in the upper body and flown to a Baltimore hospital, where she died hours later, police said. Virginia man charged in father’s death in Reston
Woman killed in shooting while riding ATV in Charles County
By David Matthews
LA PLATA, Md. - A woman is dead after a shooting late Saturday night in Charles County.
Police say 18-year-old Jazmiah Zyri Nelson of La Plata was riding a four-wheeler with two acquaintances around 11:36 p.m. in the 600 block of Pomonkey Way when the suspect opened fire.
Nelson later died at a Baltimore hospital.
A second woman suffered a graze wound and was treated at the scene.
Police do not believe the shooting was random and they say detectives are pursuing leads.
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May 23, 2021
On May 22 at 11:36 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 600 block of Pomonkey Way in La Plata for the report of a shooting.
A preliminary investigation revealed the victim, Jazmiah Zyri Nelson, 18, of La Plata, was on a four-wheeler with two acquaintances when someone fired a gun toward them as they were riding in the area of the townhomes. Nelson was struck in the upper body and flown to Baltimore Shock Trauma where she was pronounced deceased several hours later.
A second female was grazed by a bullet; she was treated for her injury and released.