Crime & Safety

Gunshot Wound Discovered In Body Of Germantown Man: Police

The body of Delondre Levert Sawyer, 35, was found in a wooded area in the 11200 block of Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg on Thursday.

GAITHERSBURG, MD — Montgomery County police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old Germantown man.

Delondre Levert Sawyer’s body was found in a wooded area in the 11200 block of Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg on Thursday. When police arrived, there appeared to be no trauma to the body.

However, Sawyer’s body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where an autopsy was conducted on Friday. A gunshot wound was found on Sawyer, leading the medical examiner to rule his death a homicide.

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Police said the investigation into Sawyer’s death is continuing and that there is no suspect is in custody at this time.

Anyone with information about the shooting death of Sawyer can visit the Crime Solvers of Montgomery County website at www.crimesolversmcmd.org and click on the “www.p3tips.com” link at the top of the page, or call 1-866-411-8477. A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the suspects.

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