More than three decades after the murder of a 19-year-old man in Northwest Washington, DC, police have made a second arrest in the unsolved case. The Metropolitan Police Department announced that 54-year-old Tyrone Long of Northwest was apprehended onTuesday, as a result of a DC Superior Court Grand Jury Indictment. Long has been charged with First-Degree Murder for the death of Richardo Burbano, according to a release obtained by the official MPD website.
Following an investigation that stretched over the span of years, detectives from MPD's Cold Case Unit identified Long as a suspect in Burbano's death. On the ill-tempered evening of March 30, 1992, Burbano was found strangled, with multiple stab and cut wounds, and blunt force trauma in the 100 block of Q Street, Northwest. On Tuesday, the United States Marshals Service placed Long under arrest, bringing the long investigation closer to resolution.
Burbano's body was discovered the following day by the Prince George’s County Police Department in the rear of a Hyattsville, MD, location. He was pronounced dead at the scene and later, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore would determine the cause of death to be homicide. The initial suspect in the case, whose identity has not been disclosed, was extradited to Washington, DC and charged with First Degree Murder back in 2022.
The Metropolitan Police Department continues to probe the circumstances surrounding Burbano’s death and urges anyone with information related to the case to come forward. Anonymous tips leading to the arrest and indictment of those responsible may be eligible for a reward of up to $25,000, as part of MPD's ongoing effort to close violent crimes in the District. One can reach the police at (202) 727-9099 or text the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411, the detectives, waiting with bated breath for the elusive piece that might solve a decades-long puzzle.
