Shooting in Germantown leaves 1 dead

UPDATE 03/05/2014, 9:35 p.m.: The Montgomery County police have identified the victim of the shooting as James Allen Frazier, 21, of Rockville.

EARLIER: WASHINGTON — One man is dead after a shooting in Germantown on Tuesday night.

The Montgomery County police say they got a call shortly after 10 p.m. reporting that shots had been fired near Oxbridge Drive and Route 355.

When they go there, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and died there.

Captain Paul Starks says search dogs are in the area tracking a suspect, and the U.S. Park Police is using a helicopter to help in the search.

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