SILVER SPRING, Md. - Montgomery County (web | news) Police now say the man shot outside a Gold's Gym in Silver Spring was involved in a drug deal. It happened around 6 p.m. Monday outside the Gold's Gym at 8661 Colesville Rd.

Through the course of the investigation, police learned that the 25-year-old male victim was shot in the leg as a result of being involved in a drug deal. He was walking outside the gym when he was approached by the suspects.

The victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

Detectives are investigating the possibility that the victim and suspects know each other.

The first suspect is described as a black male, six feet tall and 130 pounds. He's believed to be bald with a beard and sideburns.

The second suspect is described as a black male, clean-shaven, with a tear-drop tattoo on his face.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the police at 301-565-5835.

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