2 dead in Montgomery County shooting, police say

Two young men died Sunday evening after a shooting near Nolte Local Park in Silver Spring, Maryland, Montgomery County police said in a statement.

Officers were called just before 7 p.m. to the 500 block of Thayer Ave for a reported shooting.

When police arrived, they found two 20-year-old men with gunshot wounds. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a statement from Montgomery County Police Department spokeswoman Shiera Goff.

“We know several people were in the area at the time of the shooting. Detectives are working to search the area and speak to any potential witnesses,” she said at a news conference Sunday evening.

The department has not yet identified any of the victims in this shooting.

Police have no suspects in custody and say this is “an active and ongoing investigation.”

“We are asking anyone who is in the area and may have witnessed something to contact our homicide division,” Goff said.

A map of the approximate shooting location is included below.

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