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Sniper Investigation-Information On October 2, 2002, at 1715 hours Montgomery County Police responded to Michael's Store at 13601 Connecticut Ave. Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland for the report of a shooting, The investigation revealed that an unknown person had shot through the front glass window with a high powered rifle. Once the projectile went through the window it struck a sign stanchion. Bullet fragments were later recovered from inside the store. The store was open and employees as well as customers were inside the store at the time. Only one shot was heard. Later that same evening, at 1802 hours, in the Shoppers Food Warehouse parking lot at 2201 Randolph Road, Wheaton, Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery County Police responded to the report of a person who had been shot. Investigation revealed that James Darrell Martin had just parked his car in the parking lot and was walking towards the store when he was shot and killed with a high powered firearm. Martin had been shot in the back and was killed immediately. No bullet fragment or shell casing was recovered from the scene. Only one shot was heard. The next morning on October 3, 2002, at 0738 hours on Huff Ct., Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, James S. Buchanan was cutting grass when he was shot in the back by a high powered firearm. Buchanan was transported to Suburban Hospital where he died. Bullet fragments were recovered but were inconclusive for comparison purposes. A short time later, at 0810 hours, Premkumal Walekar was at the Mobil gas station at 4100 Aspen Hill Rd., Wheaton, Montgomery County, Maryland. While he was standing to the rear of his vehicle pumping gas he was shot in the back by a projectile from a high powered firearm. He staggered to another car and collapsed. He was transported to Montgomery General Hospital where he died. Bullet jacket fragments were recovered from his torso at autopsy. Only one shot was heard. A short time later, at 0837 hours, Maria Sarah Ramos was sitting on a sidewalk bench in front of 3800 International Dr., Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. She was shot in the head one time with a high powered firearm and killed. The projectile then passed through the glass window of the store behind her. A bullet jacket fragment was recovered from inside this store. Only one shot was heard.