MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A stabbing at Lakeforest Mall on Monday morning sent a man to the hospital where he died from his injuries, according to police.
Montgomery County Police and the Gaithersburg Police Department headed to the scene, where they say the aggravated assault occurred in the food court area just after the mall opened.
The victim was identified Tuesday by police as Jose Alexander Maldonado, of Gaithersburg. Police said he worked as a T-Mobile employee at the mall.
It's not the first time in recent months violence unfolded at the mall.
In November, a man was shot dead, also at Lakeforest Mall.
Police were called to the scene just after 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2021. The man killed was identified as 29-year-old Terrance Donte Dimes of Gaithersburg. At the time, police were still searching for a suspect on the loose.
Just last week a Virginia teen was arrested and charged for bomb threats made at Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge, which were later determined to be unwarranted.
Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) officers responded to the mall around 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 12 to investigate the bomb threat.
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