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Marckel Norman Ross, 18-year-old Md. high school student, fatally shot on way to school

Marckel Ross WUSA

(CBS/AP) CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. - Prince George's County police say a high school student was fatally shot while walking to school in Capitol Heights, outside of Washington, D.C.

The shooting occurred on Tuesday morning around 7 a.m. on Old Central Avenue. Officers arrived to find 18-year-old Marckel Norman Ross shot and killed.

A police spokeswoman said officers knew of no motive.

According to CBS affiliate WUSA, Central High School's principal described Ross as a well-regarded student who was in a fashion design group at the school. The station reports that Ross was a member of the track team and ROTC.

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