Woman fatally shot at Oxon Run Community Park in Temple Hills
Juanita Frazier was found shot in Oxon Run Community Park’s parking lot in Temple Hills. Police are offering up to $25,000 as patrols increase and the hunt for a suspect continues.
A 38-year-old Washington woman was found shot in the parking lot of Oxon Run Community Park in Temple Hills, and police are offering up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and indictment.
Juanita Frazier was discovered shortly after 10:15 p.m. April 28 after officers with the Maryland-National Capital Park Police - Prince George’s County Division and the Prince George’s County Police Department responded to a report of an unresponsive woman at the park. First responders attempted life-saving measures, but Frazier was pronounced dead at the scene. The case is being handled by the PGPD Homicide Unit, and no suspect has been publicly identified.
Investigators have asked anyone with information to come forward through Prince George’s County Crime Solvers, where tips can remain anonymous. One report listed the case number as 26-0022511. Police have not said what led to the shooting or whether Frazier knew the person responsible.
The killing has rattled a park that many Temple Hills and Oxon Run area residents know as a small, neighborhood green space with daily use limits and routine park police coverage. Oxon Run Community Park sits at 2600 Oxon Run Drive, spans 7.578621 acres, and is open from dawn to dusk. The Prince George’s County Division of the Maryland-National Capital Park Police says it provides year-round protection, 24 hours a day, for parks and facilities in its jurisdiction.
Local reporting says police have stepped up their presence at the park after the shooting, with hourly checks now underway. That response reflects the public-safety concern surrounding a homicide in a community park parking lot, especially along a corridor that connects Southeast DC and Prince George’s County.
Oxon Run is more than a local park name. The trail and stream corridor stretches through Southeast DC and into Prince George’s County, where environmental agencies have also focused on restoration, flood-risk reduction, water quality, habitat, and community park improvements. Against that backdrop, Frazier’s killing has added a new layer of worry for people who use the park and the surrounding area, even as Prince George’s County homicide totals have recently been reported down year over year.
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