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Takoma Park man arrested weeks after shooting death at a Montgomery Co. restaurant

By Abigail Constantino

A man has been arrested in the shooting death of a Maryland man at a restaurant last month.

U.S. Marshals arrested 33-year-old Markus Tyrell Dowdy in Takoma Park on Saturday. He is accused of shooting and killing Marvin Jefferson, 34, of Silver Spring, at the America’s Best Wings restaurant on New Hampshire Avenue in the White Oak area on Nov. 4. Montgomery County police said it happened after an altercation.

Another man was also shot and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The man has been released, police said in a news release.

Dowdy is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault and other related charges.

Flames extinguished after oil tank fire at Montgomery Co. asphalt plant sends thick plumes of black smoke into the sky

By Jack Moore
Thomas Robertson
A massive fire involving large oil tanks at a Montgomery County, Maryland, quarry Thursday sent thick clouds of black smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen for miles around. "The good news is, the fire is out. There were no injuries," Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said during an evening news conference.
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