Gaithersburg, MD — Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a shooting inside of a Germantown grocery store.

19-year-old Marcus Isaiah Jovon Braithwaite of Germantown and 16-year-old Demba Tandia of Montgomery Village are both charged with attempted first-degree murder after opening fire inside of the Giant Food store in the 18300 block of Leaman Farm Road.

On March 20, 2026, Braithwaite and Tandia entered the store at approximately 8:40 p.m. About one minute later, the victim walked into the store and the two suspects, both armed, began running through the store, chasing after the victim.

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Tandia, who is 16, is charged as an adult. He was arrested on March 25 in Sterling, VA, where he’s awaiting extradition to Montgomery County.