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Police: 3 People Fatally Shot Inside Maryland Home; Suspect Dead

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) -- Police are on scene in Montgomery County after three people were fatally shot inside a home and the suspect fatally shot himself Monday night.

The shooting is said to have happened in the 22000 block of Brown Farm Way, near Brookeville, which is north of Olney and east of Gaithersburg.

"First responders came to the scene, they located multiple fatalities and backed out of the house believing it was not safe," said Capt. Paul Starks of Montgomery County Police Department.

The suspect, Christopher Wilson Snyder, 41, reportedly fled to his home across the street after fatally shooting the three victims.

Three other adults who were in the home where the three people were killed were able to escape the home unharmed.

One of the adults who escaped was Snyder's wife, police say.

Snyder allegedly barricaded himself in his home and negotiators called him in an attempt to get him to surrender.

Police breached the front door at 11 p.m. while Snyder was on the phone with negotiators, prompting the suspect to hang up.

Detectives said they heard a single gunshot and found Snyder deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Nearby residents were told to shelter in place.

Jean Garland was on the phone with her two kids, she's frustrated that she can't be with them.

"My daughter is being calm, but my son is..." Garland said.

Meanwhile, Shahzad Azad's worries about his parents.

"I'm trying to figure out right now if there's another alternative route, I can only think of one but if they don't allow that you know essentially people in the area are going to be stuck for an indefinite amount of time," Azad said.

One man in the area claims to know the suspect. He described Snyder as "very sketchy."

Police said explosives and guns were mentioned on the phone and they are cautiously canvassing the area.

Detectives were told by the suspect's wife that she was held captive by Snyder over the weekend and ran to their neighbors' house across the street where Snyder followed her.

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