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At approximately 1:23 p.m., 3rd District officers were in the area of New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard participating in the Multi-Jurisdictional Holiday Pedestrian Safety Initiative. A Montgomery County Police officer located a vehicle speeding on University Boulevard. The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over. The suspect vehicle pulled into and stopped at the 9100 block of September Lane. When the officer got out of the cruiser and approached, the suspect fled in the vehicle down September Lane through a residential area.
The suspect made a U-turn and drove the vehicle at a high rate of speed toward the officer. The officer shot at the vehicle, firing multiple rounds. The driver of the vehicle fled toward University Boulevard in an unknown direction. Officer Francis McDonough, who has been a member of the department for 14 years, was not injured.
The suspect is described as a black male with short black or gray hair. He was driving a gold or silver-colored Toyota Highlander or similar type of SUV with possible Maryland tags. The vehicle may have one or more windows broken out. Detectives believe the vehicle was struck by the officer's rounds along the passenger side and rear areas of the vehicle. The rounds caused the vehicle's glass to break. It is unknown if the suspect was injured.
Following standard procedure, the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave.
Detectives are asking the public's help in looking for the suspect and the vehicle. The vehicle may have damage from the rounds striking the passenger and rear areas of the vehicle and may also have one or more windows broken out. The suspect may have been injured.
If anyone locates a vehicle that matches that description, detectives ask that they contact the police emergency number 911. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the 3rd District Investigative Section at 301-565-5835.
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