Police Investigate Possible Shooting on Maryland Highway

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Police are investigating after a potential capturing on a Maryland freeway early Monday.

Maryland Transportation Authority Police obtained a report simply earlier than 1 a.m. of a minivan which will have been struck by gunfire alongside the Intercounty Connector in Montgomery County, officers mentioned in a information launch. Responding officers discovered a Toyota Sienna van stopped close to the Shady Grove Highway exit.

The investigation discovered that the van was touring westbound when the driving force noticed a black sedan with out headlights on pull alongside the passenger facet of the van. The motive force then heard a loud noise and noticed a flash from the black sedan and a passenger within the second row of the van indicated that they had been struck by one thing.

Responding officers recognized proof suggesting the van had been struck by gunfire as soon as within the passenger-side sliding again door, and the second-row passenger was grazed on the chin, police mentioned. Montgomery County Hearth & Rescue Service personnel responded as a precaution, however the passenger was not taken to a hospital.

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