Fatally shot

October 12, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Poolesville Homeowner Fatally Shot Home Intruder

UPDATED Oct. 12 at 3:15 p.m. Montgomery County Police identified the man who was shot as Harry Trueman Powell, 34, of Washington, D.C.  According to police, Powell had been sleeping the basement of the resident for awhile without the homeowner’s permission. Monday morning, a Poolesville homeowner called the Montgomery County Emergency Communication to say that […]

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February 8, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Richard Montgomery Student Athlete Fatally Shot Feb. 6

Simeon Mbuyu Mukuna, a Richard Montgomery High School student who was fatally shot Feb. 6, was remembered by his principal as “a wonderful student who had a positive impact on those around him, and he will be greatly missed.” Principal Damon Monteleone recalled “his magnetic smile, sense of humor, and love of soccer.” Mukuna, 18, […]

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March 14, 2020 | Suzanne Pollak

Potomac Man ‘Confronted’ Police Before Being Fatally Shot

Attorneys for the Potomac man who was fatally shot Thursday by a member of the Montgomery County Police Department Tactical Unit said the man and his girlfriend were asleep when the shooting began and that police “murdered” him. However, the police believe that is not what happened and said they are investigating the incident. According […]

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