Overview
- Officers responded around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday to a residence on the 10100 block of Maple Leave Drive in Montgomery Village.
- First responders found the child with a gunshot wound to the face, performed CPR, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Montgomery County police say no foul play is suspected as the case is treated as an accidental shooting.
- Detectives are working to establish how the firearm was accessed, who owns it, and whether it is registered after searching the home for hours.
- An adult was inside the residence; police have not detailed that person’s relationship or the presence of others, and no charges have been announced as neighbors express grief.