GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WUSA) -- Montgomery County Police are investigating a homicide and possible home invasion at a Gaithersburg apartment complex. They have identified the man who died as 45-year-old Cesar Smith.

Captain Paul Starks, spokesman for the police department, says Montgomery County and Gaithersburg Police officers responded to a report of a shooting at 20 Whetstone Drive around 12:06 a.m. When officers arrived on scene they found the body of Smith inside an apartment at the Whetstone Apartments. 

The cause of his death was later determined to be caused by one fatal stab wound. 

Preliminary investigations show that Smith was in the apartment with at least another male when several suspects came into the apartment and separated them, police say. 

"After a brief amount of time, the suspects were heard arguing with the victim and then left the apartment," Montgomery County police said in a press release.

Metropolitan Fine Arts Center (MFAC) of Alexandria and Fairfax Station, Va. will present their annual Nutcracker performances on Sat., Dec. 1 and Sun., Dec. 2 at the Northern Virginia Community College, Ernst Cultural Center at the Annandale Campus. All tickets can be purchased online, with $1 of every ticket going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in memory of MFAC’s former dance student, Emma Jordan, who lost her battle with cancer.  Nutcracker tickets can be purchased at www.metrofinearts.com.

The dance studio will also offer free Frosty Follies performances at:
            Sat., Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. - Reston Town Center,  Reston Va.

            Sat., Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. – Kingstowne Towne Center,  Alexandria, Va.

On Friday, November 16, Greenspring residents and staff participated in the retirement community’s 10th Annual Turkey Trot, raising money to provide Thanksgiving turkeys to area families in need.  Greenspring’s wellness and fitness staff organize the event each year, which continues to grow annually, according to Greenspring’s Wellness Manager, Brad Hibbs. 

“So many of the residents recognize that they are fortunate and are willing to help,” said Hibbs. “They are incredibly generous.”

Four Washington, D.C.-area mission organizations are receiving turkeys from Greenspring this year including SOME (So Others Might Eat), Central Union Mission, Gospel Rescue Ministries, and Southeast White House.