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Montgomery County Public School officials released a statement Monday expressing condolences to the family of a Westover Elementary School student who died Monday morning. Andy Kim,10, suffered from gunshot wounds in an alleged murder-suicide. A statement from the school’s principal, Audra Wilson, reads: “It is with deep sadness that I inform you that Andy Kim, […]

The Monday morning murder-suicide has claimed the life of a 10-year-old, Montgomery County police said. The boy, identified as Andy Kim, died from his injuries at the hospital, police said. A 57-year-old man, identified as Yong Mun Kim, and his 48-year-old wife, identified as Sang Yeon Kim, also died in the incident, which occurred in the 100 […]

A Colesville shooting killed two and critically injured three in what Montgomery County police are calling a murder-suicide. Police were not releasing names. The shooting occurred around midnight when Wheaton police district officers and fire and rescue personnel were summoned to a home in the 100 block of Amberleigh Drive, police said. Police said they […]

Montgomery County police have released surveillance images of a man wanted in connection for bank robberies that have occurred since March, a police statement said. Police hope someone can identify him. The following bank robberies and attempted bank robbery were reported to MCP: About 11 a.m. March 29, the man entered the Capital One Bank […]

Montgomery County police detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect that they believe is responsible for two thefts from vehicles. Police said both incidents happened in close proximity to each other in the Colesville area. According to detectives, property was stolen from an unlocked vehicle on May 27 in the 300-block […]

Montgomery County police have released a surveillance image from a would-be bank robbery May 3 in Colesville in hopes the public can help identify the culprit, police said. About 11:55 a.m. Thursday, May 3, a man entered the BB&T Bank at 13350 New Hampshire Ave. and displayed a note demanding money from the teller, police […]

A Rossiter Court resident shot an 18-year-old he believed was stealing from his automobile, Montgomery County police said. The teen and two juveniles fled after the shooting but officers found them, police said. No names were included in the report because it is police policy not to identify someone who has not been charged, said […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week with news and information for Montgomery County. On this episode, find reports on: Montgomery County hires an independent law firm to investigate filing a lawsuit against opioids manufacturers; Council President Hans Riemer testifies in Congress; Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance is extended […]

Wheaton District detectives are investigating an Oct. 16 commercial burglary of the Colesville Beer and Wine store, releasing surveillance photographs in hopes that the public can help identifying him. About 3:49 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16, Wheaton District officers responded to the Colesville Beer and Wine store at 13468 New Hampshire Ave. for the report of […]

The memorial dedicated to the 10 people murdered in one of the region’s most notorious crime sprees, known to many as the D.C. Sniper Attacks, is being renovated at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton. “I don’t think anyone has really forgotten it,” Marguerite Danowski of Colesville, said. “Every once in while the word sniper comes up […]