PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Nine days after a 13-year-old boy was shot to death while raking leaves outside his home, Police have yet to identify a suspect or motive in the case. Now, Prince George's County Police officers will canvass his Temple Hills neighborhood in the hopes of getting some answers.
On Nov. 8, officers responded to the 2100 block of Jameson Street to investigate a report of a shooting. When they arrived at the scene they found Jayz Agnew suffering from gunshot wounds. The young teen was sent to the hospital but was pronounced dead on Nov. 11.
Police will begin canvassing the parking lot at 2200 Iverson Street at 4 p.m. Thursday. Officials are asking anyone who knows any information about this case to contact Prince George's County police at 1-866-411-8477 or submit a tip online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com.
Agnew was an eighth-grader who spent a lot of his time playing video games and dreaming big dreams, according to his family.
"He wanted to be a doctor, but specifically in the emergency room," said his mother, Juanita, who finds it particularly tragic that his last visit to the hospital was as a mortally wounded patient.
If Jayz's death was random or a case of mistaken identity, the family fears it will be even harder for detectives to catch his killer. They plan to use the money flowing into a GoFundMe to break the case.
"I really want to encourage every parent to have that conversation with their child, if they saw something, they should speak up," Juanita said. "Because our family is hurting too. If we don't get to the bottom of it, it could be another little boy with a gunshot."
The family plans to hold a vigil Friday night in front of Jayz's home at 2121 Jameson St. in Temple Hills at 6 p.m.
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