3 women, 2 men hurt in Silver Spring restaurant shooting

Four people were shot, and another has other injuries after people argued inside a restaurant in Silver Spring, Maryland, early Thursday and at least one person opened fire, authorities say.

An argument broke out inside the Sole D’Italia Restaurant just after midnight in the 14300 block of Layhill Road in the Layhill Shopping Center, Montgomery County police said. As the fight escalated, it moved into the parking lot behind the restaurant and at least one person began shooting.

A total of four people were shot. One person had serious injuries but was not expected to die. Three other shooting victims had less serious injuries, according to police. A fifth person received a minor injury but was not shot.

Police initially said some of the victims had cuts from glass and minor injuries from bullet fragments.

A 7-Eleven employee said one of the victims was crying with gunshot wounds outside of the store.

“And she went back, she was like weeping, and she had… she got two shots on her back,” the employee said.

An overnight cashier at the nearby Sunoco gas station told News4 he heard the gunshots and described the situation as scary. He said he often feels worried about gun violence at night, even behind bulletproof glass.

“There’s no option because I just have to work to get my money, to pay my bills, my rent," the cashier said. "So, I can't do anything. The other thing I try to make myself safe, as I'm inside; we don't open the door for nobody at night."

No information on a suspect or suspects was immediately released. The investigation is ongoing, and investigators plan to look at surveillance cameras in the area.

Anyone with potentially relevant information is asked to contact police.

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