An arrest has been made in connection with the deadly shooting that shook the Montgomery Village community on Monday morning.
Oliver Alexis Perez Fierro, 20, has been charged with first-degree murder and one count of using a handgun in the commission of a felony. Perez Fierro was taken into custody about 30 minutes after the shooting once detectives identified him as a possible suspect and the alleged shooter.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police obtained a search warrant for Perez Fierro’s home, where they found evidence linking him to the crime.
The shooting occurred just after 11:30 a.m. in broad daylight at the Thomas Choice Apartment complex on Club House Road. Officers who responded to the scene found the 21-year-old victim’s body in a wooded area near the buildings. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Perez Fierro is currently being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit.