The former manager of Chevy Chase Village was found slain in his Bethesda, Maryland, home Thursday, police said.
The victim was identified as 66-year-old Geoffrey Biddle.
Montgomery County Police said they responded to the residence in the 4600 block of Windsor Lane around 11:30 a.m. for a welfare check, after Biddleβs coworkers said he hadnβt shown up to work.
Police said they found him dead and βan autopsy determined that Biddle had been shot.β
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More information about the shooting was not provided.
"There are no suspects in custody and the investigation is ongoing," police said.
Chevy Chase Village, a "historic community" of over 700 homes in Montgomery County according to its website, said Biddle was employed by the village in 1994 and served as manager from 2003 until 2009.
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Correction (Saturday, June 26 at 10:40 p.m.): An earlier version of this article misstated the years Geoffrey Biddle served as village manager. He was manager of Chevy Chase Village from 2003 until 2009.