Woman Killed by Boyfriend in Target Parking Lot: Police

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A domestic dispute in the parking lot of the Germantown Target store escalated into the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old woman and a police chase to nab the suspect.

Montgomery County Police received reports of gunfire just after 7:30 p.m. Monday in the parking lot in front of the Target at 20908 N. Frederick Road.

Officers found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound; shed died at a local hospital from her injuries.

Authorities have not released the victim’s name, or the name of her boyfriend, a 27-year-old man who fled from the parking lot before police arrived to the scene.

Witnesses described the suspect’s vehicle as a white, older model, Ford Ranger pickup truck. When an officer located the vehicle the driver refused to stop, and a chase began.

The suspect’s vehicle crashed in the 15800 block of Darnestown Road (Route 28) and he was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say they found a handgun at the crash scene.

Detectives believe the suspect and victim had planned to meet in the shopping center to talk.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Department at 301-279-8000. Callers may remain anonymous.