Crime & Safety
Reston Man Arrested After Gas Station Shooting in Maryland
26-year-old resident being held on $750K bond in Germantown incident.
A Reston man was charged with attempted murder after a Saturday shooting in Montgomery County.
Dmytro Solomantin, 26, is being held on $750,000 bond. Montgomery County police allege that Solomantin fired a shot at a 38-year-old male after the two got into a physical fight at Freestate gas station, 20650 Frederick Rd. in Germantown.
Montgomery County Police were dispatched to the scene at at 5:53 p.m.
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Officer Janelle Smith said there were no injuries reported from the shooting, but a bullet did hit one of the tires on the victim's vehicle. The victim's fiancee was also in the car, police said in a press release Monday.
Smith said that witnesses saw Solomantin leave the scene. He reportedly turned himself into police about an hour after the incident.
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Solomantin has been charged with second degree attempted murder, first degree assault, and two charges of reckless endangerment, according to online court records.
A bond review hearing is scheduled for Monday at Montgomery County District Court in Rockville.
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