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Jakel Delante Stone, 31. Via Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested an Anne Arundel County man and charged him with the January second-degree murder of a Germantown man, police said in a statement Wednesday.
On Tuesday, MCPD arrested Jakel Delante Stone, 31, of Glen Burnie on the strength of a criminal warrant for killing 25-year-old Darius Cooper, police said. MCPD said Cooper was shot and killed on Jan. 10 near a candlelight vigil on South Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg. The vigil was held for 24-year-old Kwamena Ocran after police said Ocran was shot and killed by plain-clothed Gaithersburg Police on Jan. 8.
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.
Gaithersburg Police Report Being Shot At While Responding to Call, MCPD Says
Updated (7 p.m.): Two officers were responding to a parking complaint for a vehicle blocking a driveway leading into the Spring Ridge Apartments, Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka said while updating reporters Wednesday evening. After making contact with the vehicle’s driver, the officers suspected they were under the influence and began investigation, Sroka said. While interacting with the driver, Sroka said, the officers heard one gunshot fired from a top floor balcony and immediately took cover.
Sroka said no one was struck from the one round fired. As soon as the search for suspect(s) is completed, he said the public will be notified of the outcome.
Shooter From ‘Higher Elevation’ Opens Fire at Police in Maryland: Officials
A gunman allegedly fired at Maryland police from what they said was a “higher elevation” in Gaithersburg when they were responding to a “parking hazard,” authorities said Wednesday.
“We are encouraging residents to shelter in place as this is an active scene,” said the Gaithersburg Police Department in a tweet.
Earlier, the Montgomery County Department of Police said officers were sent to 392 North Summit Ave for the “parking hazard” at around 3 p.m. When officers responded, they “reported being shot at from higher elevation,” officials said, without elaborating.
Officers from @GPDNews were dispatched to 392 N Summit Ave for parking hazard at approx 3:00 pm. As officers responded to call, reported being shot at from higher elevation. Add’l officers, to include MCP officers, responded. MCP & @GPDNews are actively searching for suspect(s).