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Police search for suspects who punched, kicked 53-year-old Silver Spring man in the face

Detectives have released surveillance footage of the incident and are seeking the public’s help in locating the suspects.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Montgomery County police are on the lookout for two suspects who they believe assaulted a 53-year-old man on Nov. 1.

Police say the first-degree assault occurred in the 12100 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring around 7:30 p.m. The man said that he was walking on the sidewalk when two other men came up to him and punched him in the face. He then fell to the ground, and one suspect proceeded to kick him in the face, police said. The suspects then ran away from the scene. 

Police do not have a working motive, and are still investigating why the suspects approached the victim to begin with. 

Montgomery County Fire & Rescue responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators have not yet released the victim's name.

Detectives have since reviewed the surveillance footage of a nearby business and provided a physical description of the two suspects.

View the footage in full below. 

One of the suspects has been described by police as a black male in his 20's, who is 5-feet, 8-inches tall, with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black winter jacket, a black mask, a red Washington Football Team t-shirt, black/white camouflage pants and black/white shoes.

The other suspect was described by police as a Hispanic male who is fluent in Spanish, 5-feet,10-inches tall, in his 20’s, with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a blue face mask, a black hooded sweatshirt, light blue jeans and white shoes.

Anyone with information regarding these suspects or this crime is asked to call the 4th District Investigative Section at 240-773-5545.  

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