Man charged in fatal shooting of Md. toddler acquitted of murder, guilty on other charges

One of the men charged in the fatal shooting of a -year-old boy in Langley Park Maryland last year was exposed guilty Monday of three of the charges he faced including attempted murder Johnny Alejandro Turcios was involved in a February shootout over drug dealing territory during which stray bullets struck Jeremy Caceres killing the boy His mother Rosa Caceres was also shot but survived According to the prosecution s evidence it s likely another codefendant not Turcios fired the shots that killed Jeremy Caceres and wounded his mother During the trial Assistant State s Attorney Daniel Kim noted even though Turcios did not go to Langley Park with the intention of killing the child he did intend to kill someone else and he should be revealed guilty of murder More Prince George's County news Etched on our hearts Prince George s Co police honor fallen officers during -mile run Prince George s Co council chair rescinds million in grants sends county nonprofits scrambling Prince George s County residents call for more mental robustness tools for children Turcios was acquitted of the the greater part serious charge first-degree murder of the toddler and of several other charges including attempted murder of Rosa Caceres The jury located Turcios guilty of second-degree attempted murder of a man in the group he was intending to shoot at conspiracy to commit murder and illegal possession of a regulated firearm Kim expressed disappointment for the boy s family following Monday s verdict I don t think any answer will ever satisfy them That s one thing I ve learned over time of doing these cases unfortunately is that there s never a good explanation as to why someone would do something that takes the life of one of their loved ones Kim disclosed We have to live with what their decision is Jury deliberations began Tuesday and lasted nearly a full week The trial for -year-old Israel Fuentes Jr who s accused of firing the fatal shots is scheduled to begin in January I hope that though they will take at least chosen solace in the fact that Johnny Turcios is now being held responsible generally for his actions that day Kim disclosed We still have a trial for the other person still pending and we will fight as equally as hard to have that person discovered guilty as to the murder of her son Turcios sentencing is scheduled for Sept and he faces a maximum penalty of life in prison plus years WTOP s Dan Ronan contributed to this document Source