Gunman opens fire on woman driving in Silver Spring: police

A gunman open fired at a woman driving her vehicle in Silver Spring, Maryland. 

According to Montgomery County police, a woman was driving when a vehicle pulled up behind her and fired several shots at her vehicle. Police say the incident occurred on Lockwood Drive and Columbia Pike in White Oak around midnight on Tuesday. 

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Police believe the suspects mistook the woman's identity. The woman was not injured in this incident. 

Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact police.