Maryland man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2022 BP gas station killing

WASHINGTON- Chanos Monroe, also known as Chanos Gillis, 41, of District Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to charges of voluntary manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the 2022 murder of Keith Sistare, 52, at a BP gas station in the northeast. Washington, the US Attorney’s Office announced.

Monroe’s guilty plea is part of an agreement that calls for a sentence of 14 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. The plea, subject to court approval, comes after Monroe has been in custody since his June 25, 2024, arrest.

According to court documents, the incident occurred on September 11, 2022, when Monroe and an unidentified man chased Sistare after he attempted to get into Monroe’s idling vehicle, which was parked outside the station- BP service on Benning Road. Monroe’s fiancée was sitting in the front seat at the time of the attempted robbery.

Surveillance footage showed Monroe repeatedly stomping on Sistare’s head as he lay on the ground. After the attack, Monroe retrieved a handgun from his vehicle but was convinced by his fiancée to return to the car without using the weapon. Sistare later died from his injuries.

Monroe faces sentencing pending court approval of the plea deal.

Maryland man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2022 BP gas station killing

WASHINGTON- Chanos Monroe, also known as Chanos Gillis, 41, of District Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to charges of voluntary manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the 2022 murder of Keith Sistare, 52, at a BP gas station in the northeast. Washington, the US Attorney’s Office announced.

Monroe’s guilty plea is part of an agreement that calls for a sentence of 14 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. The plea, subject to court approval, comes after Monroe has been in custody since his June 25, 2024, arrest.

According to court documents, the incident occurred on September 11, 2022, when Monroe and an unidentified man chased Sistare after he attempted to get into Monroe’s idling vehicle, which was parked outside the station- BP service on Benning Road. Monroe’s fiancée was sitting in the front seat at the time of the attempted robbery.

Surveillance footage showed Monroe repeatedly stomping on Sistare’s head as he lay on the ground. After the attack, Monroe retrieved a handgun from his vehicle but was convinced by his fiancée to return to the car without using the weapon. Sistare later died from his injuries.

Monroe faces sentencing pending court approval of the plea deal.
18-year-old in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Greenbelt

GREEN BELT, Maryland — An 18-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Crescent Road, the Greenbelt Police Department reported. The incident occurred earlier today and the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

Police have closed the area around Crescent Road and Lastner Lane while the investigation continues. Authorities are advising drivers to take alternative routes.

Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
Two men found stabbed to death in Bronx apartment early Sunday morning

BRONX, New York — Two men were killed in a stabbing early Sunday morning at a residence on Stratford Avenue, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call around 4:51 a.m. and found the victims, both with stab wounds, at 1215 Stratford Avenue in the 43rd Precinct.

A 27-year-old man, identified as Leider Guevara-Cubas, was stabbed in the chest. A 24-year-old man, identified as Ernesto Hector Guevara, was stabbed in the abdomen. Both men, from the Bronx, were transported by EMS to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi, where they were pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, according to police. Authorities did not provide further details on the circumstances of the incident.