Editor’s note: This story, originally published at 2:57 p.m. on April 23, 2025, was updated at 10:08 a.m. on April 24, 2025, to add more details about the shooting from a Wednesday evening Montgomery County Police press release.
Montgomery County police are investigating three shootings that occurred late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning in Germantown, Derwood and Gaithersburg, police said Wednesday morning in a statement.
Two men suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the Derwood and Gaithersburg incidents, police said.
Investigators believe the shootings are connected and the victims were “specifically targeted,” police said in a Wednesday evening press release. The department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating each shooting.
The first shooting occurred shortly before midnight Tuesday in Germantown. Officers responded to the 20500 block of Staffordshire Drive just after 11:45 p.m. for reports of shots fired, the statement said. At the scene, officers found that bullets had struck two vehicles, a Honda and Hyundai, according to the release.
In addition, officers at the scene saw “multiple bullet holes” in a nearby townhome, the release said. The location of the shooting was in a residential townhome neighborhood.
According to police radio transmissions, multiple callers reported hearing between about five to 10 gunshots. One of the 911 callers reported that a bullet had gone through the window of her residence, but no one inside had been hit.
While at the scene, officers found bullet casings in a parking lot and used a K9 unit to try to track a suspect who may have been on foot, according to the transmissions. Police ultimately were unable to locate or identify a suspect.
Shootings in Derwood and Gaithersburg
At 12:47 a.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to the 8000 block of Gramercy Boulevard in Derwood for a shooting. The area is a mixed-use development off Crabbs Branch Way consisting of residential apartment buildings and townhomes.
According to the release, a 25-year-old man was shot as he was getting out of a car.
According to radio transmissions, a caller in an apartment building heard gunshots and saw someone who was bleeding running along a hallway. The dispatcher said the caller also reported seeing a few vehicles leave the scene, but could not provide a description of a suspect.
Police responded to the apartment building and searched the surrounding areas for suspects, according to the transmissions.
At the scene, police learned the shooting had taken place in the garage of an apartment building, according to the transmissions. However, officers were not able to locate a suspect.
The man was transported by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the statement and transmissions.
Then, just after 1 a.m., officers responded to the area of Centerway Drive and Strawberry Knolls in Gaithersburg, where a 22-year-old man had been shot while inside a vehicle located in the parking garage of an apartment complex, the release said.
Previously, police said the man had been shot while walking.
According to police radio transmissions, a 911 caller reported that a friend had been shot. A dispatcher advised the victim reported being shot by “unknown individuals” who were driving a white or gray vehicle.
The man was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Police did not identify or locate a suspect.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding potential suspects or the shootings to submit a tip at the Crime Solvers of Montgomery County website or call 1-866-411-8477. Tips can be anonymous.
