Police are looking for a shooter after a round was fired in the vicinity of two officers in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Wednesday afternoon.
Gaithersburg police officers responded to a call about a vehicle blocking the driveway to the Spring Ridge Apartments in the 300 block of N. Summit Avenue about 3 p.m., police said.
The two officers suspected the driver was under the influence and began to investigate when someone fired a gunshot from a top floor balcony, Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka said. No one was struck.
Sroka said he can’t confirm the officers were targeted.
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Police asked people in the 300 block of N. Summit Avenue to shelter in place while they searched for the shooter. That was lifted before 7 p.m. Police asked people to avoid the area.
An outer perimeter was set up before police entered the three-story apartment building to search for the shooter.
The minimum charge the shooter could face is reckless endangerment, Sroka said. “Anytime somebody shoots a firearm in a congested urban area, such as here in Gaithersburg, there is always a degree of danger to people,” he said.
Montgomery County police officers went to the scene and are searching for the shooter.
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