GERMANTOWN, PA – A 16-year-old male from Gaithersburg was shot and killed along with a 21-year-old from Germantown Wednesday afternoon in Germantown. Police reported a shooting that occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m., on Wednesday, May in the 19600 block of Crystal Rock Drive.
“At approximately 4:20 p.m., 5th District officers responded to Holy Cross Germantown Hospital in the 19800 block of Observation Drive for the report of an individual suffering from a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers located 16-year-old, Cesar Segovia of Gaithersburg deceased, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound,” the Montgomery County Police Department said today. “At approximately 4:40 p.m., 5th District officers responded to the 19700 block of Crystal Rock Drive for the report of a shooting that just occurred. Upon arrival, officers located 21-year-old, Jeffrey Baffour Akowuah of Germantown, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Despite lifesaving efforts by fire rescue, Akowuah was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
The initial investigation has determined that Akowuah and Segovia met, for unknown reasons, in the area of 19600 Crystal Rock Drive at approximately 4:10 p.m. Detectives from the Major Crimes Division are actively working to confirm information regarding the details of the encounter and shooting deaths of these two individuals.