SILVER SPRING, Md. — After a six-day trial, a 21-year-old man has been found guilty of multiple charges in connection to the Easter 2023 killing of a Silver Spring resident.
On April 9 of that year, officers with the Montgomery County Department of Police responded to the 11800 block of Old Columbia Pike, just before 3:30 a.m., to help first responders. At a home, 20-year-old Carlos Carter was found shot multiple times, and ultimately died at a local hospital a short time later.
Kaleab Berhanu, of Baltimore, was arrested on May 4 in connection to the killing. On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, he was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, home invasion, conspiracy to commit home invasion, and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence in the Circuit Court For Montgomery County, according to Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office.
“This victim was asleep in his bed when he was attacked. He was shot multiple times as he attempted to escape the defendant and fell at the feet of his mother and siblings. We express our deepest condolences to the family, and we thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Peter Larson and Thea Zumwalt for seeing justice served in this matter,” said State’s Attorney John McCarthy.
Berhanu now faces the potential of life in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 18, 2024.
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