Crime & Safety

Briggs Chaney Homicide Victim Identified

A 22-year-old man from Landover died of gunshot wounds outside of an apartment near Briggs Chaney Road, police said.

Christopher Davon White, 22, of Landover, has been identified as the shooting victim Montgomery County Police found dead Monday outside of an apartment on Castle Boulevard in the Briggs Chaney neighborhood of Silver Spring. 

White's death was ruled a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, according to police. An autopsy revealed that he died of gunshot wounds.

Police said officers responded to the 13900 block of Castle Boulevard around 9:56 p.m. on Dec. 10 for the sound of shots fired and found a dead man on a paved path behind the apartment.

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White is the second male to be fatally shot in Silver Spring in a four-day period. in his apartment Friday, Dec. 7. 

Acting commander of the 3rd Police District, a jurisdiction that includes the Route 29 corridor from downtown Silver Spring to Burtonsville, will meet with the community Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. at the White Oak Community Recreation Center to discuss the open investigations. 

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