1 Killed In Shooting Near Germantown Apartment Building: Police

GERMANTOWN, MD — A man is dead following a Friday night shooting near a Germantown apartment complex, according to authorities.

Montgomery County police said officers were called to the 19500 block of Gunners Branch Road shortly after 8 p.m. for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they found several shell casings in the parking lot of a nearby apartment complex and also found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds behind one of the apartment buildings, police said.

The 57-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

According to authorities, witnesses said they saw several people drive away from the parking lot following the shooting.

Police do not have a suspect in custody, authorities said.

The shooting remains under investigation.