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Detectives Seek Public’s Help Identifying Suspect in Wheaton Stabbing

For Immediate Release: Monday, August 11, 2025

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Investigative Section have released surveillance video of an adult male suspect involved in a stabbing that occurred on Saturday, August 2, 2025, near the intersection of Fern Street and University Boulevard West in Wheaton.

 

At approximately 3:20 a.m., 4th District officers responded to the area for the report of a stabbing.

The investigation revealed that, as a group of people was leaving an area restaurant, an altercation occurred, during which the suspect stabbed a male victim.

 

The victim was transported to an area hospital in critical but stable condition.

 

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 28 years old, with a thin build, short black hair, a goatee, an ear piercing, and visible tattoos on both arms.

 

He was last seen wearing a white Nicaragua baseball jersey with the number 16 in blue on the back, a royal blue baseball cap with an “N” on the front, black shorts, and white Jordan sneakers.

 

Anyone with information regarding the outstanding suspect or this crime is asked to contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County. Tips can be submitted anonymously at www.crimesolversmcmd.org by clicking the "Submit a Tip" link, or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Tips leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward ranging from $250 to $10,000.

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Release ID: 25-387
Media Contact: DBartels 
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