Man fatally shot ex-girlfriend right in front of her mother in Silver Spring, charging documents say

A Derwood Maryland man will be held without bond on charges he killed his ex-girlfriend last Sunday morning in Silver Spring More Montgomery County news Starved for justice DC men arrested charged after multiple pizza shop robberies Former FBI agent sentenced to years for tattoo shop rapes in Montgomery County Enhanced bike lanes emerge along busy road where Bethesda diplomat was killed in Earl George Walker appeared in Montgomery County District Court on Wednesday afternoon for the bond hearing He s charged with first-degree murder and several firearms violations in the shooting death of -year-old Monique Charles of New York City According to charging documents obtained by WTOP Walker ambushed Charles and shot her right in front of her mother as she was leaving a residence in the block of Imperial Drive around a m on Sunday Investigators mentioned Walker was seen circling the block in a maroon Chrysler sedan minutes before the shooting Then as Charles mother was standing at the guest side of Charles white Jeep saying goodbye she stated police the maroon sedan pulled into the driveway and she heard several gunshots She announced she then saw her daughter suddenly slump over Charles mother explained she saw Walker shooting a handgun into the Jeep and then fleeing according to the documents Upon arrival officers unveiled Charles unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced her dead at the scene Officers spotted the sedan specific time later in Olney Maryland and tried to pull it over but Walker took off After a brief chase ensued the car rolled over and crashed and Walker was taken into custody Walker was treated for minor injuries as a consequence of the crash Walker is also charged with first and second-degree assault and the felony use of a firearm among other charges He will return to court for a preliminary hearing on Nov Source