UPDATE 11:30 a.m. 8/19/2017-  At a press conference at the PG County Police Department this morning, officials have released the names of the victims and supplied more details into the case. 

Antonio Shareek Williams Jr was arrested late last night in connection with the murders of three juvenile females. In his interview, Williams has confessed to murdering his younger sister, Nadira Withers age 6, and two family members; Ariana Decree,9, and Ajayah Decree, 6; both are from New Jersey. 

The victims were found in a downstairs bedroom by the mother of the suspect/victim with puncture wounds and lacerations to the upper body. 

Williams is currently being held on a no-bond status at the Department of Corrections. 

 

Clinton, MD 11:00 p.m. – Tonight Homicide Detectives with the Prince George’s County Police Department arrested 24-year-old Clinton resident Antonio Shareek Williams Jr., 25 of the 6400 block of Brook Jane Drive in the triple homicide of three juvenile females in Clinton.  

Shareek has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder.

At this point, we are unable to share further details due to the ongoing investigation, but it was critical that we shared this update with our community. 

The PG County Police will be holding an 11 AM press conference tomorrow, Saturday, August 19th, at police headquarters and will share more details at that time.   No further information at this time. 

 

UPDATE 2:30 p.m.-  At a press conference held this afternoon, Deputy Chief Sammy Patel informed the community that due to the ongoing investigation they cannot release names as of yet. He did confirm that the victims were three female juveniles under the age of 10. It is unclear at this point how the three are connected or related.

Several people were taken to the police station for questioning by the Police. The Deputy Chief says these individuals were on the scene and discovered the victims. 

The Deputy Chief confirmed all three victims suffered trauma to the body and it is believed that it is only confined to this home. 

No more information is being released at this time, in order to not jeopardize the investigation. 

UPDATE 1:55 p.m.-  At 7:37 a.m. this morning an adult family member entered the home and discovered three juveniles with trauma to the body. A 911 call was placed and fire crews pronounced the three juveniles deceased at the scene. Currently, evidence technicians and homicide investigators are on the scene gathering evidence. The PG County Police Department will hold a press conference at approximately 2:30 p.m. today and tTheBayNet.com will update this article when more information is known. 

Clinton, MD- Three juveniles were found dead in a Clinton, MD home this morning by a family member around 7:35 a.m.

Officials are on the scene conducting an extensive investigation.

 

This is a breaking news story and TheBayNet.com will update when more information becomes available.