The Wednesday morning explosion that rocked a condo building in Gaithersburg was caused by a man’s suicide, Montgomery County Police investigators announced Friday.
The suicidal suspect, whose body was found at the scene on Thursday, was 36-year-old Juan Quizon, Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said at a news conference Friday.
“The manner of death ruling in this case is suicide; the cause of death is smoke inhalation and thermal injuries, which means burns,” Chief Jones said.
Witnesses have corroborated the investigators’ theory of suicide on the part of Quizon.
“We’ve spoken to several individuals who are close to Mr.