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Detectives Continue to Investigate 2020 Homicide of Dwayne Stanley, Jr.; Ask Public for Information

For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 13, 2021

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division continue to investigate the February 1, 2020, homicide of 28-year-old Dwayne Anthony Stanley Jr. of Washington, D.C.  that occurred in Germantown.  Investigators have exhausted possible leads and are urging anyone with information regarding this homicide to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070 or Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online or via the P3 Tips app.  A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the homicide suspect(s).

On February 1, 2020, at approximately 10:30 p.m., a motorist on Great Seneca Highway observed an unresponsive individual, later identified as Stanley Jr., lying on the sidewalk on Great Seneca Highway between Grotto Lane and Grey Eagle Court.  

Officers and Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the area and located Stanley Jr. who appeared to be suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.  Despite attempted life-saving measures, Stanley Jr. was declared deceased at the scene.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore ruled the manner of Stanley Jr.’s death a homicide.

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Release ID: 21-184
Media Contact: RLG 
Categories: homicide