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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- Police said a call about gunfire in Germantown had an officer on the receiving end of some of the gunfire before they started pursuing the accused shooter who ended up crashing his car in Virginia Monday morning.

A 26-year-old Germantown man is in custody after leading law enforcement on a pursuit that ended in VA. On July 4, 2022, at approximately 9:20 a.m., 5th District patrol officers responded to the 11300 block of Hawks Ridge Terrace in Germantown, for the report of a male shooting a rifle at people. The suspect, Frederick Njihia, shot multiple times at a WSSC worker, striking his vehicle several times, as well as a male standing next to his truck.

GERMANTOWN, M.d. (FOX 5 DC) - Charges are pending against a driver who was wanted in connection with a Germantown shooting and fired at a Montgomery County Police officer on Monday, initiating a pursuit that ended with a crash in Virginia. Officials say the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center received...

A Germantown, Maryland, man has been charged in a police chase that started in Germantown and ended with a crash in Fairfax, Virginia, that closed Route 7 in Tysons. Frederick K. Njihia, 26, will be charged in Montgomery County with four counts of attempted murder and first-degree assault with a firearm. The Virginia State Police are charging him with on one felony count of eluding police and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving. He’s being held without bond in Virginia.

Frederick Njihia, 26, of Germantown is in custody and will be charged with four counts of attempted murder and first-degree assault with a firearm after he shot at a Montgomery County police officer, a police candidate and a WSSC employee, according to MCP. Njihia currently is in Virginia being held...

A man fired shots at a Montgomery County police officer in Germantown Monday morning, leading to a police pursuit that went into Virginia, police said. Police got a call just after 9:20 a.m. for a man with a gun who was firing shots in the 11300 block of Hawks Ridge Terrace, police said in a statement Monday. When officers got to the scene the man tried to get away, then fired at an officer, police said.

A driver was taken into custody following a pursuit that began in Montgomery County, MD and ended in Fairfax County, VA on the Fourth of July, authorities said. Footage of the incident was shared to Twitter by Spencer Deese. The Honda Civic, coming from Germantown, was heading south on I-495...

GERMANTOWN, Md. & TYSONS, Va. (7News) — A man is in police custody after he allegedly fired at random people Monday morning in a Germantown neighborhood, as well as a responding police officer, before leading cops on a high-speed chase into northern Virginia. The pursuit ended with a crash in Fairfax County, closing both directions of Route 7 at the Dulles Toll Road-Leesburg Pike interchange for several hours.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 26-year-old Germantown man is in police custody after he allegedly shot at a Montgomery County Police officer and led authorities on a car chase that ended in Virginia on Monday, according to authorities. Police initially responded to a report of a man shooting a rifle at people in the 11300 block of Hawks Ridge Terrace Germantown, Maryland, around 9:20 a.m.  Officers learned that Frederick Nijhia had fired off several rounds of bullets at a WSSC Water utility worker, striking his vehicle multiple times, police said. Nijhia also allegedly shot at a man standing next to the utility worker’s truck,...

A police chase that went through Virginia and Maryland Fourth of July morning ended with a crash along Route 7, the Montgomery County Police said. Authorities were trying to catch an armed man who fired shots at an officer. At 9:20 a.m. Monday morning the Montgomery authorities received multiple calls...

WINCHESTER, Va. (WHSV) - Marcus Cohan was diagnosed with ALS in 2013. Cohan has been living with his friend and caregiver, Paula, in the Winchester area for the past several years. While he’s grateful for her support, each day brings a new challenge. That’s why a nonprofit called Team Gleason...

Leesburg’s 32nd annual Independence Day parade rolled down King Street on Monday, July 4 with more 60 entries and and floats. This year, the Leesburg Daybreak Rotary Club judged Primal Axe’s mobile axe throwing trailer as “Best in Show,” winning this year’s Patriot Cup. The...

GERMANTOWN, Md. — A multi-county police pursuit ended with a rollover crash after authorities chased an armed suspect who allegedly fired shots at an officer Monday morning. The pursuit started in Montgomery County and traveled into Fairfax County, the Montgomery County Police Department said. Montgomery County Emergency Communications center...

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police announced Friday the arrests of sixteen people, including nine teens, four as young as 14, for unauthorized use of a vehicle and stolen vehicle offenses in the District. Friday, June 24. A 16-year-old juvenile male, of Southeast, D.C., was arrested for an Unauthorized Use...