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Topgolf Shooting Suspect Arrested – MocoFeed

Posted on August 31, 2023

Topgolf Shooting Suspect Arrested

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District Investigative Section have arrested and charged 28-year-old Cyprian Nwaigwe with the shooting that occurred at Topgolf on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

The investigation has revealed that at approximately 12:06 a.m., a 23-year-old Topgolf security guard informed Nwaigwe to leave the premises because they were closing for the night. Nwaigwe proceeded to get into a physical altercation with the security guard. The physical altercation continued to the front door area, where Nwaigwe pulled out a handgun and shot the security guard in his upper body. An 18-year-old Topgolf employee was also shot in his lower body. Nwaigwe then left the scene.

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Both victims were transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Through the investigation, 5th District detectives identified Nwaigwe as the suspect. An arrest warrant was obtained for Nwaigwe, charging him with two counts of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of firearm use in felony violent crime.

On Wednesday, August 30, at approximately 12:57 a.m., 5th and 6th District officers located Nwaigwe in an Ocean City, MD hotel and placed him under arrest with assistance of the Ocean City Police Department.

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Nwaigwe was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he awaits a bond hearing.


Cyprian Nwaigwe

Release ID: 23-513
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Categories: arrest , shooting

For updates and link to press release, see here: http://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail_Pol.aspx?Item_ID=43911

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