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Gaithersburg, MD – The man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Nicholas Njuki in Rockville is in custody.
On Thursday, September 17, 21-year-old Shayan Solimani Damabi, of Gaithersburg, was arrested by Montgomery County Department of Police officers assigned to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force after leaving a Gaithersburg motel. He was taken into custody without incident.
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Solimani Damabi is accused of fatally shooting Njuki following an altercation inside a Rockville sports bar on September 13. After leaving the restaurant, Njuki and another person encountered Solimani Damabi, who was in a separate vehicle. Njuki got out of the vehicle he was riding in and approached Solimani Damabi’s car, where Solimani Damabi allegedly shot him.
Njuki was pronounced dead at the scene.
After reviewing surveillance video, Major Crimes Division homicide detectives identified Solimani Damabi as the shooter and obtained an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.
Solimani Damabi is currently being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he is awaiting a bond hearing.
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