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Two Teens Charged in Germantown Grocery Store Shooting

One suspect awaits extradition from Virginia pending court appearances.

Overview

  • Montgomery County police released surveillance video that shows two suspects chasing a person through a Giant Food and firing near the checkout lanes.
  • Police say the victim was hit and taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life‑threatening as shoppers ducked for cover.
  • Officers identified the suspects as Marcus Braithwaite, 19, of Germantown, and Demba Tandia, 16, of Montgomery Village, and charged both with attempted first‑degree murder.
  • Tandia is charged as an adult and awaits extradition from Sterling, Virginia, while Braithwaite is held in Montgomery County pending a bond hearing, with both expected in court Thursday.
  • Investigators say a dropped cellphone helped identify the pair, and a regional paper reported officers seized a rifle muzzle and handwritten notes during Tandia’s arrest.