From The Banner · Antonio Planas · · 1m 10s
A restaurant argument, then a killing in Rockville
Police name the Gaithersburg man shot dead outside a Potomac Woods bar after a confrontation indoors.
In brief
Police name the Gaithersburg man shot dead outside a Potomac Woods bar after a confrontation indoors. Nicholas Njuki, 33, died in a Rockville shopping center parking lot early Sunday, and the gunman is still unidentified and at large. Originally reported by The Banner.
Police name the victim
Montgomery County Police identified Nicholas Njuki, 33, of Gaithersburg, as the man killed at a Rockville shopping center over the weekend.
It started inside
Before the shooting, Njuki had a confrontation with another person inside a restaurant. That argument moved outside.
“He had a confrontation with the suspect in a restaurant prior to the shooting”
2 a.m. in the parking lot
He was found wounded just after 2 a.m. Sunday in the lot of Quincy's Potomac Bar & Grille, in the 1000 block of Seven Locks Road at Potomac Woods Plaza.
Pronounced dead on scene
First responders tried life-saving measures, but Njuki died at the scene.
The gunman drove off
The shooter left the scene by car. Police have not released a description of the suspect or the vehicle.
“The gunman drove away from the scene.”
How to send a tip
Montgomery County Crime Solvers is taking anonymous tips at crimesolversmcmd.org under the P3 Tips link, or by phone at 1-866-411-8477.
The bottom line
Nicholas Njuki, 33, died in a Rockville shopping center parking lot early Sunday, and the gunman is still unidentified and at large.
