Christopher Michael Gove, 32, was found with apparent gunshot wounds inside his home on the 12500 block of Carrington Hill Drive in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in the early morning of Thursday, April 9, 2026. The shooting was reported at about 5:55 a.m.; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead after life-saving efforts.

Investigators later located Gove’s black Toyota Highlander unoccupied at the scene of a single-vehicle crash near West Montgomery Avenue and Darnestown Road. The Montgomery County Department of Police Major Crimes Division is leading the homicide investigation; no suspect is in custody. Detectives have asked residents near the Willow Ridge neighborhood and the crash site to check surveillance or doorbell camera footage from the early morning hours for any sighting of the Highlander or suspicious activity. Crime Solvers of Montgomery County is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.

Gove was remembered as a son, brother, husband, vice president at his job, and the owner of a dog named Marshall. Has anyone in the area seen the black Toyota Highlander or footage from that morning that could help investigators?