Rockville City police are searching for a Washington, D.C., man who is wanted in connection to a shooting Friday afternoon that injured another man near Montgomery College’s Rockville campus, according to authorities.
Isaiah Warren Simpson, 33, was identified by Rockville detectives as a suspect involved in the shooting, Rockville police said Sunday in a statement posted on the city government’s website. According to police, Simpson is prohibited from possessing firearms, though the statement did not say why.
Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Simpson, charging him with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, use of a firearm in a crime of violence, illegal possession of a regulated firearm and having a loaded handgun on [a] person, according to the statement.
At about 4:30 p.m. Friday, Rockville police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 400 block of College Parkway for the report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, officers found a man outside of a residence suffering from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said in a Friday statement. The man was transported to an area hospital and was originally listed in critical condition but is now stable and remains under hospital care, according to police.
The shooting prompted Montgomery College to place its Rockville campus, at 51 Mannakee St., on lockdown for at least 30 minutes while police searched the grounds and surrounding areas for suspects.
After the lockdown was lifted, a “heavy police presence” remained in the area of the campus, Route 355 and College Parkway, the community college said Friday on social media. In addition, campus safety officers maintained a heightened presence on campus for the rest of the evening.
Following the shooting, police searched for two suspects who fled on foot and the college released descriptions of the suspects on social media. Witnesses at the scene told police that they saw one Black male with dreadlocks wearing a navy hoodie, black pants with orange strips and a black satchel bag, according to radio transmissions.
Police set up a perimeter around the campus and searched for the suspects with the help of K9 officers and dogs, according to transmissions. By 5:17 police had cleared the campus area and notified the community college to lift the lockdown.
In a statement Friday evening, Rockville police said there was “no evidence to believe the shooting is connected to Montgomery College.” The college also has campuses in Takoma Park/Silver Spring and Germantown.
Police ask anyone with information on Simpson’s whereabouts to call 240-314-8900.