Prince George’s County seeks fugitive in 2020 Landover killing, offers reward

Prince George’s County police and the U.S. Marshals Service renewed their search for Dayvon Gordon and are offering up to $10,000 for information that leads to his arrest. Gordon, now 34, is wanted in the killing of 22-year-old Andre Lamont Cox Jr. in Landover.

The homicide happened on Oct. 27, 2020, in the 3200 block of 75th Avenue. Police said patrol officers responded at about 6:30 p.m. and found Cox outside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and later died. Investigators said early in the case that the shooting was not random, a detail that has kept the case centered on a targeted attack during a robbery rather than a chance encounter.

The arrest has stalled because Gordon has remained a fugitive since shortly after the killing, and investigators have suggested he may have had help while on the run. Later reporting placed his last known address in the 700 block of Barnaby Street in Southeast Washington, a lead that underscores how the case now stretches beyond Prince George’s County into the District.

Cox’s parents, Shaketa Robinson and Andre Cox Sr., have again spoken publicly as the six-year mark passes without an arrest. Their pleas add a human edge to a case that has never closed for the family, even as the crime scene has long since faded from daily view in the neighborhood.

The renewed reward also signals that investigators still believe fresh information could break the case open. Prince George’s County police say the department is the fourth-largest law enforcement agency in Maryland, with more than 1,500 police officers and 300 civilians serving nearly 900,000 residents and business owners. Its Homicide Unit handles homicide investigations and prosecutions countywide, and the current search shows how local detectives and federal marshals can join forces when a violent fugitive remains out of reach.