The Metropolitan Police Department has made a third arrest in connection with a 2019 homicide in Northwest D.C., in which a teenager was found stabbed to death in a wooded area. On the evening of April 27, 2019, officers discovered 16-year-old Eberson Guerra-Sanchez of Frederick, MD, unconscious and with multiple stab wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Recently, authorities have taken 23-year-old Selvin Daniel Urizar-Hernandez into custody, who was a juvenile at the time of the offense and is now being charged as an adult with First Degree Murder While Armed, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The investigation previously led to the arrests of two other individuals linked to the fatal stabbing, Pedro Alexander Joya Argueta, 25, was apprehended on July 9, 2024, and charged with First Degree Murder While Armed-Felony Murder, while Erick Palacios-Argueta, 26, got arrested on September 19, in Reisterstown, MD by members of the United States Marshals Service and he is awaiting extradition to Washington, D.C., to face a charge of First Degree Murder While Armed (Gun). Notably, the breakthrough came after the efforts by the U.S. Marshals Service, which located and arrested Urizar-Hernandez in Falls Church, VA, on Wednesday.
The authorities continue their investigation into the homicide and are reaching out to the public for any information related to the incident. The Metropolitan Police Department encourages those with knowledge of the case to come forward, assuring confidentiality and reminding the public to refrain from direct engagement and instead contact police at (202) 727-9099 or to text any tips to their TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. Moreover, a reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of any other perpetrators involved in this violent crime.
