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Shooter kills man, self in Rockville crime linked to Laurel domestic attack, police say

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Two men are dead, and a woman is in critical condition after a pair of shootings in Rockville and Laurel, Maryland, that police say could be connected.

Montgomery County police said officers responded to the 14900 block of Southlawn Lane in Rockville for a double shooting just before 8 a.m. Thursday.

A 60-year-old man who was critically injured was found in a grassy area near a sidewalk. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, police said.

Witnesses told police they saw a dark-colored Toyota Tacoma pickup truck leaving the scene.

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Officers then spotted a gray Toyota Tacoma nearby, close to Norbeck Road and Avery Road.

Inside was a 54-year-old man who appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The bodies of both men were taken to the office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the manner and cause of death, Montgomery County police said.

The vehicle was linked to a domestic attack that happened on the 14200 block of Westmeath Drive in Laurel the night before, according to the Laurel Police Department.

In that shooting, a woman was critically injured. She’s stable but remains in the hospital, police said.

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“The vehicle that fled the scene of this domestic incident has been located and connected to the double shooting” in Rockville, Laurel police said.

Laurel police responded to the scene in Rockville, which occurred nearly 20 miles away from the initial shooting.

Montgomery County and Laurel police are working to determine whether the man found inside the Tacoma was involved in the Laurel shooting, Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff said.

Police haven’t released the names of the shooter or victims, nor information on how they may have known each other.

Stay with News4 for more on this developing story.

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Man shot, killed in Washington Park home

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A man was shot to death in a Washington Park home Tuesday afternoon.

The 18-year-old was in a home in the 5700 block of South Michigan Avenue when someone opened fire about 2:15 p.m., Chicago police said.

He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name hasn’t been released.

No arrests were made.

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Man killed in Columbia Heights blaze linked to fireplace debris

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A man died in a fire in Northwest D.C. early on the morning of Christmas Eve, officials said.

Debris in a fireplace started the blaze in the 1500 block of Ogden St. NW, D.C. Fire and EMS said. It was an accident, officials said.

Firefighters were called to the scene about 1 a.m. When they arrived, they saw flames on the first floor of the building.

The man was rescued and taken to a trauma center, but died, officials said. Firefighters put out the blaze, and investigators are on the scene.

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New York family's puppy and car stolen from Forestville Wawa

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He’s a small dog out there in a big world.

A 3-month-old puppy named Benji was stolen Friday, along with his family’s car, at a Wawa in Forestville, Maryland.

“He’s tiny,” said KerryAnn Wiltshire, one of Benji’s owners. “He’s very, very tiny, very loving.”

Wiltshire says she and her boyfriend were driving from New York to North Carolina Friday when they stopped at a Wawa near the Ritchie Station Shopping Center in Prince George’s County to get gas and use the restroom. She says they turned off the engine and locked the black Nissan Altima with Benji, a Peekapoo, inside.

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But when they left the store a few minutes later:

“We came out and we see a guy with a mask on and gloves running towards the car. He gets in the car and drives off,” Wiltshire said. “When he drove off, we start running trying to chase after the car. I guess he had an SUV behind him, so we call police.”

The Nissan was recovered in the District Sunday. Wiltshire says none of her belongings were found in it.

“The most important thing in that vehicle was not a thing, it was my son Benji, my dog. I had my dog, gifts for the kids, clothing, my phone, a thousand dollars, my ID, bank cards” she said.

Wiltshire says it would be a miracle if Benji could be reunited with her children, who are ages 5, 7 and 9.

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