Suspect Killed In Gun Store Robbery Had Loaded Gun At High School

ANNAPOLIS, MD — One of the five suspects in a recent gun shop burglary in Rockville — who was believed to have been shot and killed by a Montgomery County police officer during the getaway attempt —appears to have had a troubled past.

Police said that Marquis Weems, 17, was a passenger in the vehicle used to run into United Gun Shop in Rockville. Weems also was in trouble with the law two years ago for taking a loaded gun to Annapolis High School.

After the Rockville break-in, police said five accused robbers, including Weems, rammed a stolen getaway car into a police cruiser. Patch reported that an officer fired multiple shots into the suspects' vehicle as it pulled onto Randolph Road. The suspects drove about one-fourth of a mile before the car broke down, prompting four of the five suspects to flee on foot. When officers tracked down the vehicle, they found Weems dead inside.

Authorities identified the officer who discharged his weapon as John Gloss, a 20-year veteran assigned to the Patrol Services Bureau. Per standard protocol, Gloss was placed on administrative leave pending review of the incident, Patch reported.

Patch also reported that authorities found a bag of guns from the gun shop robbery that had been discarded in a nearby resident's backyard. There were three handguns recovered from the getaway vehicle, too. So far, 17 guns have been found, but there are 10 firearms still missing. Detectives believe the Rockville crime is related to a second burglary that occurred in Howard County where a stolen car was used to ram into Fox's Firearms in Laurel.