An 18 year old has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this month in Silver Spring, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).
Officers assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested Yoel Christ Tie on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Police identified Tie as a suspect in the January 8 homicide that occurred in the 3000 block of Briggs Chaney Road.
At approximately 7:45 pm on January 8, officers from the Montgomery County Police Department and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a shooting. Officers located 43 year old Gavin St. Aubyn Boothe of Beltsville in the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite lifesaving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene…