Maryland man arrested for deadly Montgomery County shooting
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A Maryland man accused of shooting and killing another man after a dispute in a Rockville sports bar was arrested, Montgomery County police said Thursday.
What we know:
Shayan Solimani Damabi, 21, of Gaithersburg, was taken into custody after leaving a motel. He is accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Nicholas Njuki after the two allegedly got into a dispute inside Quincy’s Bar and Grill in the Potomac Woods Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Witnesses said the dispute stemmed from a UFC fight.
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Njuki left the bar with a friend, but shortly after, they encountered Solimani Damabi in a separate vehicle.
Police said Njuki got out of the vehicle he was riding in and approached Solimani Damabi’s car before the shooting occurred. Njuki died on the scene.
Solimani Damabi was charged with first-degree murder and use of a gun in a violent crime. He is awaiting a bond hearing.
Njuki, of Gaithersburg, is remembered as a local soccer player and good guy.
The Source: Information in this report is from Montgomery County police.