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Janet Road Fatal Shooting

For Immediate Release: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Gaithersburg, MD - On Saturday, September 21, 2024, at approximately 7:49 p.m., 4th District officers responded to the location for the report of an assault in progress.

Upon arrival, a 4th District officer encountered an adult male armed with an object. The officer gave multiple commands, but the individual did not comply and approached the officer and victims he had allegedly assaulted earlier. The officer subsequently shot him. Officers provided life saving measures until Fire Rescue responded. He was pronounced dead on scene.

Per Maryland law, the investigation into the shooting has been handed over to the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID). All media inquiries should be directed to the IID.

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Release ID: 24-444
Media Contact: S.D.Goff 
Categories: officer-involved , shooting