Arrest made in shooting death of millionaire at Potomac senior facility
WJLA • • nation
Key Points:
- Montgomery County police arrested 22-year-old Maurquise James, an employee at a Potomac assisted living facility, for the fatal shooting of 87-year-old millionaire Robert Fuller inside his apartment.
- Fuller, a former attorney, philanthropist, and author, was found murdered on Valentine's Day at Cogir Assisted Living, prompting a homicide investigation.
- Authorities linked the murder to an earlier incident in Baltimore where James reportedly shot at a Maryland State Trooper during a traffic stop; ballistic evidence confirmed the same gun was used in both cases.
- James was apprehended after appearing for a court date on an unrelated traffic charge, and police credited intensive investigative work for the quick resolution of the case.
- The trooper involved in the Baltimore shooting was not hit
