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Montgomery County police identify suspect, victim in deadly Silver Spring shooting

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Montgomery County police identify Babacar Mbengue as the victim and Fallou Galass Fall as the gunman in a fatal shooting in Silver Spring.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Montgomery County police have released the identities of the victim and the gunman in a deadly shooting that occurred in downtown Silver Spring Friday afternoon.

According to police, the victim, 22-year-old Babacar Mbengue of Silver Spring, and the gunman, 20-year-old Fallou Galass Fall of Laurel, were related. Police have not indicated how the pair were related.

Police began investigating after they responded to a reported shooting in the area of Richmond Avenue and Fenton Street around 2:07 p.m.

When they arrived, they found Mbengue lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Mbengue was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators were able to immediately able to identify Fall as the suspect.

They believe Mbengue and Fall were inside a red Tesla when they began arguing. The argument escalated and the pair ended up in the street fighting when Fall pulled out a gun and shot Mbengue.

They say he then drove off.

Police were able to locate and arrest Fall in Laurel around 6 p.m. as he drove away from his apartment.

Police charged him with first-degree murder.

He is currently jailed awaiting a bond hearing.

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