Fourth person charged in Gaithersburg shooting from October
Two men were injured in shooting in hotel parking lot By Dan Schere |
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Gaithersburg police have arrested a fourth person in connection with an October shooting that injured two men in the parking lot of the Homewood Suites by Hilton.
Joseph Allen Iverson Pierre, 21, of King James Way, has been charged with first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, discharging a firearm and other firearm-related charges, police said in a press release on Thursday.
Police have said that on Oct. 3, two men, then ages 19 and 21, were shot around 1 a.m. in the 800 block of Russell Avenue. The two men and the shooters were all guests at the hotel and one of the victims was attending a party there, police said.
Joseph Allen Iverson Pierre, age 21. Via GPD.
A fourth suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with a 2020 shooting at a hotel in Gaithersburg, the Gaithersburg Police Department (GPD) said in a statement Thursday.
On Oct. 3, 2020, GPD and Montgomery County Police (MCPD) responded to a shooting report at the 800 block of Russell Avenue. Officers found a male, age 19, in a hotel parking lot with a gunshot wound and non-life threatening injuries. They found a second male victim, 21, at a local hospital also with non-life threatening injuries, GPD said. Investigators determined that victims and suspects were guests at a hotel room and one victim was at a party. Police said a dispute started while party guests were outside and the shooting occurred.