Friday, January 24, 2025

Rockville police apprehend alleged hit-and-run driver who struck 3 pedestrians in 2023


Rockville City police, in cooperation with other local law enforcement agencies, have located and arrested a Gaithersburg man they allege struck 3 pedestrians with his vehicle outside of 199 E. Montgomery Avenue in Rockville on December 14, 2023. The driver of the dark SUV that struck the victims drove away after what detectives determined was a deliberate vehicular attack. Police identified Walter Giovanni Marquez-Aviles, 44, of Gaithersburg as the suspect in the attack.

Yesterday at 10:15 AM, police located and arrested Marquez-Aviles in Hyattsville, Maryland. He has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and three counts of 1st-degree assault.

Rockville police thanked the public for their many tips that assisted with the investigation, and successful apprehension of the suspect. They also thanked the agencies that assisted, including the Montgomery County Police Department Repeat Offender Unit, and the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Task Force.

2 comments:

  1. What took them so long to arrest him? Will he be charged for killing 3 innocent people? He did it deliberately. Will he be prosecuted and jailed? I have a hunch he'll go free.

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  2. I assume, you don't his reason for doing so? right or wrong. I'm pretty sure he didn't kill anyone.

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