A 21-year-old Gaithersburg man wanted in connection with the deadly shooting of Nicholas Njuki, 33, has been detained.
Shayan Solimani Damabi was apprehended between the intersection of Montrose Rd. and Seven Locks Rd. Police had been looking for Solimani Damabi after identifying him as the suspect in the September 13 shooting. On September 15, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police’s (MCPD) Major Crimes Division acquired an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree murder and using a handgun to commit a violent crime. Witnesses reported that authorities from multiple law enforcement agencies were present during the arrest.
On Sunday, September 13, about 2:02 a.m., Rockville City Police and MCPD officers responded to the parking lot of Quincy’s Potomac in the 1000 block of Seven Locks Rd. for a reported shooting. Officers discovered Njuki with a gunshot wound. Despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead on the scene.
According to authorities, Njuki and Solimani Damabi got into a fight inside the eatery. Njuki and another individual then departed in a vehicle.
According to police, Njuki and his buddy later encountered Solimani Damabi at Fortune Terrace and Northside Park Boulevard. Njuki got out of the vehicle he was riding in and approached Solimani Damabi’s vehicle, where Damabi allegedly shot him. According to police, Solimani Damabi then shot Njuki’s partner, who fled in his car. Solimani Damabi is also said to have fled the area.
Police later identified Solimani Damabi as the culprit, who may have been driving a red 2018 four-door Acura TLX with Maryland license plate 3GD6732. He was reported as being 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighed around 205 pounds.
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