<p class="speakable">Montgomery County police announced Wednesday the arrest of a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of an 87-year-old millionaire philanthropist inside a senior living facility <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/maryland" rel="noopener" target="_blank">in Maryland</a>. </p><p class="speakable">The Montgomery County Department of Police’s Major Crimes Division will hold a 3 p.m. EST press conference at police headquarters in Gaithersburg to share details about the arrest in the death of Robert Fuller.</p><p>Chief Marc Yamada, Assistant Chief Willie Parker-Loan and Captain Sean Gagen of the Major Crimes Division are expected to speak, along with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Montgomery County state’s attorney</a> John McCarthy.</p><p>Officials said the Maryland State Police will also address a connection between the homicide investigation and a suspect who allegedly shot at a trooper during a traffic stop.</p><p>The department said in a press release on Feb. 20 that <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/beloved-millionaire-maine-philanthropist-shot-dead-ritzy-dc-suburb-assisted-living-home-no-arrests-made" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fuller was found dead</a> inside his apartment with a gunshot wound to the head.</p><p>Prior to the arrest, detectives had <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-release-video-suspect-murder-millionaire-philanthropist-dc-area-assisted-living-home" rel="noopener" target="_blank">released surveillance video showing</a> a person on the property of the Cogir of Potomac senior living facility around the time of the homicide. Investigators said at the time that the individual was considered a suspect in the case.</p><p>Police noted there was no clear description of the person’s gender or race, adding that the individual shown in the footage could be male or female. </p><p>Detectives had asked anyone who recognized the clothing worn by the person or could identify distinguishing characteristics, including the individual’s gait, to contact authorities.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/robert-carradine-lizzie-mcguire-revenge-nerds-star-dead-71" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>ROBERT CARRADINE, ‘LIZZIE MCGUIRE’ AND ‘REVENGE OF THE NERDS’ STAR, DEAD AT 71</strong></a></p><p>Maine State Rep. Bill Bridgeo, who met Fuller while working as city manager in Augusta, <a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-killed-in-potomac-assisted-living-home-was-philanthropist-from-maine/4062557/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>told NBC 4 Washington</u></a> that the 87-year-old was a prominent attorney and a retired Navy Reserve officer.</p><p>Bridgeo told the local station Fuller had donated millions to helping the community.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>"A new YMCA, a new hospital in town, a big expansion to our high school," he said.</p>

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