SILVER SPRING, Md. — A 20-year-old Baltimore man has been charged in connection with a murder last month in Silver Spring.
Montgomery County Police say Kaleab Abebe Berhanu broke into a home and killed 20-year-old Carlos Rashard Carter.
It happened overnight April 9 in the 11800 block of Old Columbia Pike.
Police did not reveal a motive in the case, or whether Berhanu and Carter knew each other.
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Montgomery County Police
Court records show Berhanu has one prior conviction for drug possession back in 2022. He was given a one-year suspended sentence.