19-Year-Old Found Fatally Shot Behind Gaithersburg Business: PD

Gaithersburg MD

05 February, 2021

5:59 PM

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GAITHERSBURG, MD — A 19-year-old man was found fatally shot in Gaithersburg, according to Montgomery County police. The body of Tyshun Gary Jaheim Williams, of Washington, D.C., was discovered behind a business in the 15700 block of Shady Grove Rd. around 3:19 p.m. on Thursday. Police said he had suffered from "trauma to his upper body" and was pronounced dead on the scene. Williams' body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, where the manner and cause of death were ruled a homicide by gunshot. Police said they believe that Williams was killed in the late evening hours of Wednesday, Feb. 3. Anyone with additional information, or who observed suspicious activity in the area that night, is asked to call detectives at 240-773-5070. Anonymous tipsters can call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online. Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest.