A man from Germantown, Maryland, was arrested Monday after police said he shot at two people as well as an officer’s vehicle before leading authorities on a pursuit that extended into Virginia.
Montgomery County police charged Frederick Njihia, 26, with four counts of attempted murder and first-degree assault with a firearm.
He’s being held in Fairfax County on traffic-related charges.
Police said they were called to the 11300 block of Hawks Ridge Terrace in Germantown for a report of a man shooting a rifle at people around 9:20 a.m. Monday.
Multiple shots were fired at a Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission worker, according to authorities, as well as at the worker’s vehicle and another man.