Visitor Shot, Killed at UTC
ALEESA MANN, Hilltop Newspaper

3/3/08

A recent shooting in a University Town Center (UTC) apartment has resulted in the death of a man whose identity has not been disclosed.

The man was shot in the lower half of his body around 2 p.m. on Saturday and later died in the hospital.

Sharday Shelby, a junior philosophy major, lives on the 10th floor of UTC, the same floor on which the shooting occurred. While Shelby had been out of town and did not witness the shooting, she said she did know the victim.

"He wasn't actually a tenant," Shelby said. "His girlfriend lived in the apartments, and from what I understand, he lived with her. I didn't even know until after it happened that he didn't live there because he had been around for a few years in the apartment."

Shelby did not expect anything of this severity to take place in the apartment complex, but said the shooting has not deterred her from residing in UTC. She said the building is secure with security personnel and key card entrances to the buildings, elevators and rooms.

"Nobody expected anything [like this] to happen here," Shelby said. "It is actually really a secure place. It's just one of those freak things that happens."

Toni Ng, a senior philosophy major, also resides in UTC. Ng said she was not aware of the shooting when it occurred but was approached by a police officer. Ng also said UTC has taken precautions to alert and inform its residents.

"They sent out a flyer notifying people a shooting had occurred in the south towers with someone who was a visitor and that [was] pretty much all that memo said," Ng said. "They said there was an ongoing police investigation and gave us tips on how to keep our room secure."

There was also a safety and security meeting held for residents, who were addressed by members of the Prince George's County Police Department. emmbers of the police department were not available for comment due to the ongoing investigation.

Howard Student Arrested in UTC Murder
by SHIVONNE FOSTER in Campus/Hilltop, 3-12-08


A Washington, D.C. jail cell is the last place many would think jazz pianist and former Howard soccer player Arlen Garrett would spend time. However, after a recent arrest linked to a Feb. 29 fatal shooting in the University Town Center (UTC), this is where Garrett and another suspect, Mashelleck Ellis, are being held.