3 men stabbed in Gaithersburg, suspect arrested

Police in Gaithersburg, Maryland, arrested a man Thursday accused of stabbing three people.

Montgomery County police said the incident happened in the area of Quince Orchard Boulevard after 9:30 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found three men with stab wounds. All three were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Gaithersburg police arrested Jose Leandro Castillo, 34, of Boyds, and charged him with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

Castillo is being held without bond.

Below is approximately where the stabbings took place.

Juan Herrera

Juan Herrera is an associate producer for WTOP News. He joined the radio news team in 2021 after previously working for WMAL News as a news assistant. He is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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