Man Fires Shots Into Silver Spring Home: Police

SILVER SPRING, MD — Police are looking for a man they believe fired a gun into an occupied home in the Piney Branch area earlier this month.

Detectives say a gold or tan SUV pulled up in front of a home on Quebec Terrace and the front seat passenger fired multiple shots toward the home.

Officers found a broken window on the front of the home and recovered a bullet fragment inside the home, police said. Multiple spent shell casings were recovered in the roadway of Quebec Terrace, and a bullet fragment was found on Quebec Street, police said.

The shooting happened in the 1000 block of Quebec Terrace at about 7:24 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3.

Police believe the suspect is a man between 20 and 30 years of age. He has short black hair, a thin black beard and was last seen wearing a dark blue hooded-sweatshirt, dark pants and white shoes, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 240-773-6870. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest in this case.

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