87-year-old man found dead from gunshot at Maryland senior living facility

An 87-year-old man was found dead with head trauma and a gunshot wound at a Potomac senior living facility, Montgomery County police said.

The Montgomery County Police Department on Monday said it was called to the Cogir of Potomac senior living facility at 7:34 a.m. Saturday and found Robert Fuller Jr. dead at the scene.

After officers noticed he suffered head trauma, homicide detectives determined he had been shot.

Montgomery County police did not say whether he was shot in the head or whether the head trauma was separate from the gunshot wound. The Montgomery County Medical Examiner is working to confirm his exact cause of death.

Police said they did not have any information or leads on suspects, so no charges had been filed. Cogir of Potomac told Washington’s WUSA that it was cooperating with investigators.

Cogir of Potomac Executive Director Rachel Grant told residents and staff in an email obtained by Washington’s WTOP-FM that “out of respect for those involved and to protect the integrity of the process, we cannot share specific details at this time. … This was an isolated incident, and there is no ongoing threat to residents or staff.”

Ms. Grant also said additional security measures were taken at the assisted living facility following the incident, according to WTOP.

Mr. Fuller’s friends told Washington’s WRC-TV that he moved to Montgomery County a few years back after spending years living in Augusta, Maine, 165 miles northeast of Boston, in order to be closer to his wife’s family, and that he stayed after her passing. They described him as a philanthropist, attorney and former Navy Reserve officer.

“I think those of us who knew him feel an obligation to speak about him and share with the world some stuff that folks might not otherwise be aware of,” Maine state Rep. Bill Bridgeo, a Democrat, told WRC-TV, adding that Mr. Fuller paid for “a new YMCA, a new hospital in town, a big expansion to our high school” in Augusta, where Mr. Bridgeo was once the city manager.

In a statement, Augusta city officials said that “more than his philanthropy, Mr. Fuller believed in Augusta, in its people, its future, and its potential. He supported projects not simply as investments, but as acts of community stewardship. … we extend our heartfelt condolences to Mr. Fuller’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,” according to WMTW-TV.