mcpdmedia's video: Detectives Release Video of White Oak Suspect in Connection to Fatal Shooting Inside Metro Bus

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division, Homicide Section are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect who fatally shot 19-year-old Justice T’Ziyan Elliott inside a metro bus on Lockwood Drive on Friday, February 17, 2023. On Friday, February 17, 2023, at approximately 7:40 p.m., 3rd District officers on patrol in the Vista at White Oak apartments witnessed a WMATA Metro Bus pulled over on Lockwood Drive. The officers stopped to assist and discovered that a shooting had occurred inside of the bus. The victim had been removed from the bus when officers arrived, and the officers attempted life-saving-measures until Montgomery County Fire Rescue arrived. Justice T’Ziyan Elliott was pronounced dead on scene. During the course of the investigation, it was revealed that Elliott, of Silver Spring, was seated in the back of the bus when the suspect boarded the bus and confronted Elliott. Words were exchanged, the suspect pulled out a handgun, shot Elliott and ran from the bus. The suspect is described as a Black male, thin build, approximately 18 to 20-years-old, 5-feet, 10-inches to six-feet tall, with short black hair. He was carrying a white backpack with black trim and wearing a black ski mask, black coat with fur around the hood black jeans and black shoes. Homicide detectives are urging anyone with information to call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect. Callers may remain anonymous.