Forestville man fatally shot identified as police search for suspect

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Nov 9, 2026
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A family seeking justice after a Maryland man was shot and killed.
His older brother is speaking
out hoping someone will help police find his killer.
Fox 5's Regina Ureta is live in Landover
with his emotional plea for help. Regina.
Yeah, that's right, Katie.
Police have identified the man shot and killed
here in Forestville as 55-year-old Derek Bowen.
Authorities say he was found shot and killed
somewhere on the road just behind me.
We spoke with his older brother. He is heartbroken over
what happened, just losing his younger sibling.
You'll hear from him in just a moment, but first
I want you to take a look at this picture that we have.
This is 55-year-old Derek Bowen of
Forestville. According to authorities,
officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 1700
We'll
be
right
Bowen's older brother,
he describes him as a compassionate and loving person.
back.
He says losing his younger brother has been incredibly painful,
and he's now asking anyone
who knows anything about this shooting to speak up.
Katie, in the next half hour, we'll hear from his brother.
The interview that we just did with him just a couple seconds ago,
he did give us more information on what he...
Possibly things might have happened.
He did mention that when police found him,
they found him without a wallet, without the
keys, without any of his belongings.
And he is questioning why, you know,
somebody would do this, why they would shoot his younger
sibling.
Again, police are still searching for a suspect.
They are asking for the public's help.
If you know something, anything regarding
this incident that happened on October 29th,
you are asked to call authorities.
Back to you.
