Montgomery County police have arrested two suspects in the January 2, 2026 shooting death of 18-year-old Taeyon Malachi Prather in Gaithersburg. 16-year-old Wisdom Da-Silva Baptista, of Gaithersburg, and 20-year-old Kevin Jesus Perez Fierro, of Montgomery Village, have been charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery. The robbery was allegedly of a jacket that Prather had intended to sell to the suspects, and other unspecified property belonging to the victim.
Detectives say a tip submitted to the department led to the apprehensions. Arrest warrants were obtained for both suspects on January 11. The following day, Perez Fierro was taken into custody at his home in Montgomery Village, and Da-Silva Baptista was arrested at his home in Gaithersburg. Both suspects are being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit while they await bond hearings. While Da-Silva Baptista has been charged as an adult, his mugshot was not released by police.
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