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Senior living facility killing in Montgomery County was a month in the making, authorities say

  • Tuesday, Maurquise Emilio James, 22, of Baltimore, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for firing at a Maryland State Police trooper.
  • Evidence shows James, a medication technician at Cogir Potomac Senior Living, entered through a side door at about 5:05 a.m. on Feb. 14, with tampered alarm sensors and planning for about a month.
  • A tipster identified the suspect, and officers stopped James in downtown Rockville before a brief foot chase and custody, while search warrants recovered wigs and a mask tied to the investigation.
  • Investigators say, `We do not have a good sense of why he shot and killed Mr. Fuller`, and James was ordered held without bond Thursday with a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, court records show.
  • Fuller, a noted philanthropist, donated $1.64 million to Cony High School's Alumni Field complex, while Cogir Potomac Senior Living told residents the killing was an 'isolated incident' amid facility scrutiny.
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Police: Wig, tampered alarm and 9mm link med tech to killing of 87-year-old at Maryland senior living facility

The Maine philanthropist, 87, was found dead inside his apartment at Potomac Senior Living with a gunshot wound to the head on Feb. 14.

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Authorities said that the man accused of shooting and killing an 87-year-old man inside a senior center in Montgomery County, Maryland, may have been planning for a month. On Thursday he was ordered to remain in detention without bail for a 22-year-old Baltimore resident Maurquise James. James worked as a medical technician at the Cogir Potomac Senior Living Center. He was charged with first-degree murder for the death of Robert Fuller Jr., who …

·Washington, United States
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abajournal.com broke the news in on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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