Relative arrested after fatal Silver Spring shooting
Suspect wanted after man shot to death in Silver Spring
Montgomery County police are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting in downtown Silver Spring on Friday.
SILVER SPRING, Md. - A 22-year-old Silver Spring man was shot and killed on Friday, and police have charged the victim's relative with his murder.
What we know:
Officers were dispatched at 2:07 p.m. to the area of Fenton St. and Richmond Ave. after a report of a shooting.
At the scene, police found Babacar Mbengue had been shot in the chest. Paramedics took Mbengue to the hospital, where he later died.
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Officials said Mbengue was shot after he and a relative, identified as 20-year-old Fallou Galass Fall of Laurel, got into a fight inside a car, which spilled out onto the street. Police said that's when Fall took out a gun and shot Mbengue.
Officers arrested Fall around 6 p.m. as he was leaving his apartment. He has been charged with first-degree murder.
What we don't know:
While officials said Mbengue and Fall were related, they did not say how.
The Montgomery County Police Department is investigating.
The Source: Information in this story is from the Montgomery County Police Department.