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Major Crimes Investigating Homicide at Potomac Senior Living Facility

For Immediate Release: Monday, February 16, 2026

Gaithersburg, MD – The Montgomery County Department of Police - Major Crimes Division, homicide section is investigating the shooting death of 87-year-old Robert Fuller, Jr.

On Saturday, February 14, 2026, at approximately 7:34 a.m., 1st District officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel responded to the Cogir Potomac Senior Living facility in the 10800 block of Potomac Tennis Lane for a reported code.

When first responders arrived, they located Fuller unresponsive inside an apartment within the senior living facility. Life-saving measures were attempted, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers on scene observed that Fuller had trauma to the head and Major Crimes was notified. After processing the scene, Homicide detectives confirmed that Fuller had been shot. His death is being investigated as a homicide and he was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.

At this time, no suspect information is available and no arrests have been made.

More information will be released as it becomes available.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to visit the Crime Solvers of Montgomery County, MD website at www.crimesolversmcmd.org and click on the “www.p3tips.com” link at the top of the page or call 1-866-411-8477. Tips with information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward from $250 up to $10,000. Tips may remain anonymous.

 

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Release ID: 26-072
Media Contact: S.D. Goff 
Categories: homicide