Detectives with the Montgomery County Department of Police’s Major Crimes Divison have announced an arrest in connection to the murder of 19-year-old Diego Edilberto Borja-Cardona.

Around 2:38 p.m. on October 22, 2024, 3rd District Officers responded to the 9300 block of Pine Branch Road in Silver Spring where they found a victim in the bushes behind a bus stop, according to police.

Authorities say the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Detectives say the suspect was identified as the victim’s roommate, 26-year-old Abraham Luna Perez. On November 1, Perez was arrested and booked on a charge with First-Degree Murder.

Perez is currently being held without bond.