BETHESDA, Md. – Two people were rescued from a ninth‑floor ledge of a Bethesda hotel after police say they climbed out while trying to escape an armed gunman attempting to rob them.
What we know: — The incident was reported around 12:45 a.m. Thursday at the Embassy Suites by Hilton on Democracy Boulevard.
Montgomery County police told FOX 5 that a male suspect armed with a gun entered a hotel room and tried to rob the people inside. Investigators say two males fled onto the ledge and had to be pulled to safety by firefighters.…