Body-worn camera footage released Tuesday shows an exchange of gunfire between Montgomery County police and a Germantown man who is charged with attempting to murder two of the department’s officers in Montgomery Village last week.
Police say Andre Duvall, 27, fired multiple shots at officers during the incident at the Cider Mill apartment complex on Lost Knife Circle. One officer returned fire and struck Duvall twice, leaving him with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. He was taken to a local hospital and later released.
Police have not identified the officers involved, both of whom were unharmed. No bystanders were injured in the incident.
The body camera footage begins at approximately 4:49 p.m. on March 24 with an officer exiting his patrol vehicle. County police Chief Marc Yamada said he released the footage “as part of my commitment to transparency with our community.”
According to police, two officers were “proactively patrolling” the shopping center on Contour Road across from the apartment complex on Lost Knife Circle. The patrol was in response to “numerous complaints” about criminal activity in the area, including robberies, drug use, weapons violations and assaults, police said.
While patrolling the area, the officers encountered an individual who police said was “known to them from prior arrests as a drug seller and user.” The officers then observed Duvall enter the parking lot of the shopping center and approach that individual’s location.
At a press conference the evening of the shooting, Yamada said the officers attempted to stop Duvall because they observed him acting “suspiciously.”
In the body-worn camera footage, an officer can be heard saying “hey buddy” as he exits his vehicle and attempts to engage Duvall. Duvall starts running, and the officer chases him on foot.
While in pursuit of Duvall, the officer can be heard repeatedly ordering Duvall to stop. Using his radio, the officer also periodically updates other officers about Duvall’s location. The officer chases Duvall across Contour Road and into the courtyard area of the Cider Mill apartment complex.
As the officer runs through the courtyard, Duvall can be seen ducking around the corner of an apartment building. At least two gunshots can be heard as the officer takes cover behind a tree and reports “shots fired” into his radio. The sound of another shot then rings out.
The officer can then be seen drawing his own gun and following Duvall around the corner. Another officer comes into the frame, also with his gun drawn, and police fire what sounds like six shots at Duvall. It is not clear from the body camera footage which of the two officers fired their weapon.
The body camera footage cuts out and resumes after Duvall has been handcuffed face-down on the sidewalk. More officers arrive and ask repeatedly where he was shot.
Duvall does not say where he has been shot, but begins to scream as an officer moves his body.
As a group of officers start treating Duvall, another officer moves to secure the handgun Duvall allegedly used in the shooting. It is not yet clear whether the gun was registered to anyone. Duvall asks,“Am I gonna die?” and an emergency medical technician responds, “no.” The video then stops.
Assistant Chief Darren Francke said at the March 24 press conference that the man later identified as Duvall was injured in the upper torso and in the leg. Yamada said at the time that the man was in critical condition, but was expected to survive.
In a Friday press release, police said Duvall was released from the hospital the same day as the shooting and was then transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit in Rockville. He continues to be held without bond and is being represented by a public defender, online court records show.
The video released Tuesday states the officer who fired his weapon is on administrative leave per standard procedure. Francke initially said on March 24 that both of the involved officers would be placed on administrative leave.
According to police, Duvall has a prior criminal indictment that prohibits him from possessing any firearms. Online court records show Duvall pleaded guilty in 2019 to first-degree burglary — a felony — and was sentenced to 15 years in prison with all but four years and six months suspended.
The department’s Major Crimes Division is investigating the March 24 shooting, police said.