This story was updated at 4:20 p.m. Dec. 24, 2021, to add the victim’s identity and information about a reward that is being offered.
A man was found dead in Germantown on Thursday after police were called to check on a reported shooting.
On Friday, police identified the victim as 25-year-old Jahandar Rahman Darvish.
Montgomery County police said officers responded to the 19300 block of Circle Gate Drive at about 5:45 p.m. Circle Gate Drive is in a neighborhood near Seneca Valley High School.
Inside a residence, officers found Darvish dead from what appeared to be gunshot wounds, police said.
Police said Thursday night that they did not have a suspect in custody.
As of Friday afternoon, police had not released other details about the shooting.
A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a homicide suspect.
Police have asked anyone with information on the shooting to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070 or 240-773-TIPS, or to call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 866-411-TIPS (8477).
According to a memo prepared for the Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee, the police department says there had been 30 homicides in the county through Nov. 30, not counting two homicides that were considered justifiable.
There have been multiple more homicides in the county in December, including a stabbing in Bethesda and a shooting near Aspen Hill last weekend.
