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Published December 3, 2022 at 1:35PM

FBI agent Eduardo Valdivia has been found not guilty by a jury on Friday after he was charged with attempted murder for an off-duty shooting that occurred on a Metro train in Bethesda on December 15, 2020.

According to Fox 5, “Valdivia was on a Red Line train near the Medical Center station in Bethesda on December 15, 2020 when a man allegedly approached him and asked for money. A confrontation developed after Valdivia said no, and the man reportedly muttered expletives while turning away. A video of the incident, released on Wednesday, shows Valdivia fire and shoot the man from close range. The man stumbles and sits in a seat while a nearby passenger moves away from the area. Both Valdivia and the man exit the train.” The man was taken to Suburban Hospital and survived. The video released, which can be seen below, has no audio.

Arts

12,000 Second Grade Students Enjoy Performances by the National Philharmonic Orchestra at the Music Center at Strathmore

By MCS Staff

Published December 3, 2022 at 12:41PM

Earlier this month, more than 12,000 second grade students enjoyed performances by the National Philharmonic Orchestra at the Music Center at Strathmore. This program gives students exposure to the world of classical music in a concert hall setting, inspiring a love and appreciation of music and the arts at a young age. Before attending, second graders learned about the instrument families of the orchestra and how the instruments work together in a concert setting. Video below:

Montgomery Planning

Planning Board Briefed on the Mapping Segregation Project

By MCS Staff

Published December 3, 2022 at 12:31PM

Planning Department Staff studied deed records, census data to identify racial covenants in Montgomery County inside the Capital Beltway; online mapping tool available for the public to explore data

Per Montgomery Planning: The Montgomery County Planning Department presented their initial findings of the first phase of the Mapping Segregation Project to the Montgomery County Planning Board on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Staff from the Department’s Historic Preservation Office provided detailed research on the prevalence of restrictive covenants for the area of Montgomery County located inside the Capital Beltway. Staff also shared the online mapping tool created to illustrate legal discriminatory housing practices, historical patterns of segregation, and Black homeownership in the Downcounty planning area from 1882-1952.

DMV

Maryland Remains Undefeated; Beats #16 Illinois 71-66

By MCS Staff

Published December 3, 2022 at 12:26PM

New Maryland Coach Kevin Willard has Maryland playing great basketball to start the season, coming out to an 7-0 start and ranked #22 in the country going into last night’s game. The team had its toughest test of the season, playing #16 Illinois in College Park. The team was able to defeat its first ranked opponent of the Kevin Willard Era behind a season-high 24 points by Jahmir Young, who is averaging 15.1 points per game this season.The Terps are now 8-0 and one of just fifteen unbeaten teams remaining in the country.

Per UMTerps: Young, Hakim Hart and Donta Scott all had big nights for the Terps in their Big Ten season opener. Young led the way with a season-high 24 points while Hart dropped 17 on 5-of-6 shooting from deep. Scott did a bit of everything inside for Maryland, notching 12 points, three rebounds and three assists.The Terps and Illinois traded baskets early before Maryland exploded for an 11-0 run, dialing up the decibel level in XFINITY. The Illini went on a run of their own, but Hart continued to make clutch threes to turn the momentum back to the Terps as they entered halftime with a 41-34 lead.

Silver Spring

Detectives Asking for Public’s Assistance in Locating Missing 64-Year-Old Man

By Patrick Herron

Published December 3, 2022 at 11:59AM

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 64-year-old man from Silver Spring. Peter Keith Henderson was last seen on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, in the 3000 block of Shepperton Ter.

Henderson is approximately 6-feet, 1-inch tall and weighs 280 pounds. He has brown eyes and grey and black hair. It is unknown what he was last seen wearing. He may be driving a black Cadillac SRX bearing Pennsylvania license plate LLF7227. Police and family are concerned for his welfare.

MoCo Government

‘Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America’ Documentary Will Be Presented Online by Montgomery County Office of Human Rights on Tuesday, Dec. 6

By Patrick Herron

Published December 3, 2022 at 11:25AM | Updated December 3, 2022 at 2:38PM

To register for the special viewing, go to https://www.filmplatform.net/events-signup/emailregistration/?id=142344. The invitation code, which is case-sensitive and contains a single dash, is WWA-MCHR. Using the link, click “Register” and enter an email address and the event invitation code. If participants have trouble registering, they should go to the FAQ section within the screening room page.

Crime

Detectives Investigate Friday Morning Homicide; Victim’s Name Released

By MCS Staff

Published December 3, 2022 at 9:19AM

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division are investigating a homicide that occurred on Friday, December 2, 2022.

At approximately 3:05 a.m., 2nd District officers responded to the parking lot of the Summit Hills Apartment complex, in the 8500 block of 16th St., for the report of a shooting that just occurred. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, 29-year-old Nathaniel Potts, of Silver Spring, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he was pronounced dead.

Clarksburg

MCFRS Respond to Report of Fire in Clarksburg on Friday Night

By MCS Staff

Published December 3, 2022 at 8:40AM | Updated December 3, 2022 at 9:57AM

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a call for a possible building fire on the 12100 block of Elm Forest Court, near a Little Seneca Parkway, in Clarksburg on Friday night, according to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer.

The fire started on the exterior of the building, likely due to improperly discarded smoking materials, and extended to the building. The building was evacuated s Upon arrival, crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and there were no reported injuries.

Montgomery Mall

Westfield Montgomery Announces Lineup of Holiday Events, Now Through December 30, Benefiting Children’s National Hospital

By Patrick Herron

Published December 2, 2022 at 10:08PM

Per Westfield Montgomery: The magic of the season has arrived at Westfield Montgomery. With the help of artistic groups, No Kings Collective, Brightly Ever After and Social Supply DC, the premiere shopping center has carefully curated a touching ‘Home for the Holidays’ theme that has made the center come alive with holiday spirit. Décor includes an over-the-top interactive Holiday Village – including oversized snowflakes lining Nordstrom Wing, Polar Bear Lane – including child-sized playhouses, a ‘Letters to Santa and Friends’ station where families can send their wishes to the North Pole and patients at Children’s Hospital in Washington, DC, and an ornately decorated holiday lounge, aptly named the “Jingle Lounge.”

Westfield Montgomery invites guests for a full lineup of festive activities including live holiday music, complimentary cocktails with purchase popups prepared by Cocktail Curations, and holiday arts and crafts by the center’s new non-profit arts center, Creative Outlets and Lego – full schedule of activities attached, as well as available here.

Bethesda

Bethesda Winter Wonderland Takes Place on Saturday, December 3

By MCS Staff

Published December 2, 2022 at 9:53PM

Per Bethesda Urban Partnership: Celebrate the holiday season from 1-4pm at the Norfolk Avenue Streetery (corner of Norfolk and St. Elmo Avenues) in downtown Bethesda with Santa Claus, live ice sculpting, live music, face painting, games and more. Please bring a new toy for Toys for Tots.

Join us for a full afternoon of holiday fun! Activities include:

DMV

The 10 Worst Areas for Traffic in the DMV, Per Report

By MCS Staff

Published December 2, 2022 at 5:29PM

While there are plenty more places with traffic issues in the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia), the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board has released its top ten bottleneck analysis in its report for the calendar year of 2021 (seen below). According to the report, bottlenecks are typically defined by a traffic queue upstream of the bottleneck, a beginning point for a queue, free flow traffic conditions downstream of the bottleneck that have returned to nominal or design conditions, a predictable recurring cause, and traffic volumes that exceed the capability of the confluence to process traffic.

The PDA Suite Bottleneck Tool offers several bottleneck ranking factors using tool-specific methodology: