Man shot in Wheaton, police say

Shooting ‘does not appear to be random’

March 23, 2020 7:59 p.m.

A man was shot and injured Sunday night in Wheaton, Montgomery County police wrote on Twitter Monday.

Police wrote that the man was shot just before 11:50 p.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Elkin Street. He was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening, they said.

The area is near the Pembridge Square Apartments.

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Police wrote that the shooting “does not appear to be random in nature.” They gave no additional details.

A police spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment Monday afternoon.

Dan Schere can be reached at daniel.schere@moco360.media

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