Police Canvas Area of Silver Spring Stabbing, Robbery

Montgomery County Police detectives will hand out flyers to residents in the area of the Forest Park Apartments about 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in an effort to find a man who stabbed a woman at the Silver Spring site.

The woman was attacked Sept. 29 by a robber with a knife while walking near the apartments in the 9300 block of Piney Branch Road. Police say the suspect demanded money from the victim, who replied that she had no money. The suspect then said, “Then you are going to die tonight.”

He then knocked her down and stabbed her several times with a knife. A passerby who saw the attack called police. The victim has been released from the hospital and is now recovering at home, police say.

Investigators say the suspect is an Hispanic man, between 17 and 19 years old, 120 pounds, thin build, medium height, black hair, with a black and white pattern bandana covering the lower part of his face. He was wearing a blue shirt, “skinny” blue jeans, an unknown color baseball cap, and a black belt.

Anyone with information about the suspect or the attack is asked to call investigators at 240-773-6870, or the police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000. To remain anonymous, call the tip line at 240-773-8477.