Thursday, June 08, 2017

Bethesda stabbing now under investigation by police

Here's an update on a violent crime story I broke on Tuesday: The stabbing on Thoreau Drive in Bethesda is now being investigated by Montgomery County police detectives. More details are now available, as well. Police say a 23-year-old male was walking westbound on Wilson Lane (between Old Georgetown Road and Bradley Boulevard) around 1:00 AM Sunday, when a small, silver SUV stopped. Two black males in the SUV, believed to be in their 20s, offered the man a ride.

The victim accepted the offer, and was driven to a home in the 8300 block of Thoreau. As the victim walked from the SUV toward the house, he was allegedly jumped by the two men, whom he said then punched, kicked, and stabbed him multiple times. They then fled in the SUV.

Someone called 911, and the victim was transported to a local hospital. His injuries are described as non-life-threatening.

Police not only want any information you might have about this case, but in particular, they are interested in video from home surveillance cameras on Thoreau Drive and other nearby streets. They ask that you review any footage you have, and if you see suspicious activity or the silver SUV, to share that with them.

Anyone who has information about the suspects or stabbing is asked to call the 2nd District Investigative Section at 240-773-6710. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest in this case.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

This story doesn't add up. Is the victim hiding something?

Given a ride... but then viciously assaulted, with no mention of a robbery attempt, after he was dropped off in front of his home?

Stabbed multiple times... yet no life-threatening injuries?

Robert Dyer said...

4:21: I think you're likely correct that, like the Montgomery Village double homicide, a key piece of the puzzle is missing in this story. They both sound like drug deals gone bad, although the overkill in the village incident of 22+ shots would be highly unusual for just a drug deal.

Anonymous said...

Im sure they were hard working bethesda residents

Anonymous said...

Yeah, this is weird. No 20-something from Bethesda thinks an Uber just shows up to drive you around.

Anonymous said...

Wasn't there a similar strange robbery or car jacking in this same general area about two years ago?

Anonymous said...

I think the victim was staggeringly drunk and the perpetrators were cruising the neighborhood looking to do the usual (break into cars) when they saw this easy target. I bet he was stumbling up the road so couldn't be missed. Then they just figured to beat him up "for fun", like for being rich or maybe for his race even.

The typical car break-in types in this area are teenagers or a few years older, and not quite professionals, so that's why they didn't rob him (or he had nothing to take.. or he was too drunk to know if they robbed him or he just dropped stuff).

Nonetheless, doesn't give you a good feeling to know these types of characters are cruising our streets looking to make trouble.

@9:03 Yeah that was also just off Wilson Lane, and it was a "carjacking" on a quiet residential street. Very fishy since what are the chances a car will pull up _and_ not park in the garage? I think it was a drug deal delivery gone bad.

Anonymous said...

Check this out:
http://www.rockvillemd.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1434

Victim was from same street and block as the perpetrator in the link above. Same age too. Same person perhaps?

Dyer -- if you can pull the crime report from MCPD for this latest incident, you can probably figure out if it's the same person. That would be quite a scoop to report on.

Robert Dyer said...

2:39: Very good detective work. It sure sounds like it could be the same guy.

Anonymous said...

Didn't you say crime reports come from a county feed? How can you break the news then?

Anonymous said...

hm ok so yeah, dyer said it wasn't his fault when the crime reports feed stopped, but then he's claiming he broke the crime news now?

Robert Dyer said...

2:39: A source tells me it's not the same guy. Hell of a coincidence, though.

Robert Dyer said...

11:22/12:26: Uh, I broke it by reporting it first, Einstein?

Anonymous said...

Would that not mean the county reported it first?

Anonymous said...

So your first one-sentence report was copied from the County's feed, and your second, detailed report came more than 8 hours after WTOP's report.

Anonymous said...

Dyer gets it both ways

Robert Dyer said...

10:08: Who reported it first? Me, *****.

Anonymous said...

The County reported it first.