Crime & Safety

Police Ask For Help Solving Gaithersburg Man's Death

Detectives are asking for the public's help in determining what led to a man's death on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Gaithersburg.

GAITHERSBURG, MD — Detectives are asking for the public’s help in determining what led to a man’s death on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

About 8:10 a.m., officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department responded to the 200 block of Old Macdonald Road for the report of a man who was not conscious or breathing.

Despite lifesaving measures by Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel, 60-year-old Charles Claggett was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police are investigating.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division at (240) 773-5060.

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