4 stabbed in series of unprovoked attacks in Maryland; suspect shot dead by officer: Police

Four people were injured, one critically, in a series of unprovoked stabbings in Maryland on Saturday, police said.

The suspect was shot and killed by a police officer following a short pursuit, Montgomery County police said.

Police received two nearly simultaneous reports of stabbings in Silver Spring shortly before 10:40 a.m. local time — one at a thrift shop and the other at a location nearby, police said.

Responding officers ultimately found three women and one man suffering from stab wounds in the area and rendered aid, according to Montgomery County Police Assistant Chief Darren Francke. Two of the women had been stabbed in the neck, he said.

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