PGCPD
The Homicide Unit arrested a man for a fatal shooting in Landover. The suspect is 48-year-old Curtis James Lay of Landover. He’s charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Matthew Grant Hayes of Hyattsville.
On October 6, 2021, at approximately 7:15 pm, officers responded to the 7200 block of Landover Road for a shooting. They located the victim outside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
The preliminary investigation revealed the suspect shot the victim during a physical confrontation. The suspect and victim were known to each other.
Lay is charged with first and second degree murder.