Christopher Gove, 32, was found with gunshot wounds inside his Carrington Hill Drive home in Gaithersburg, Maryland in the early morning of April 9, 2026. A call came in around 5:55 a.m.; first responders transported him to a local hospital but he died of his injuries. The Montgomery County Department of Police Major Crimes Division classified the death as a homicide and leads the investigation.

Shortly after Gove was discovered, his black Toyota Highlander was found empty at the scene of a single-vehicle crash near West Montgomery Avenue and Darnestown Road, about five miles from his home. Investigators have not publicly identified any suspects or made an arrest. Detectives asked residents near the Willow Ridge neighborhood and the crash location to check surveillance and doorbell camera footage; a reward of up to $10,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest.

Did anyone in those areas see the Toyota Highlander or notice suspicious activity that morning?