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Shelter in place lifted at 5 schools following double shooting in Montgomery County

Two people were injured in the shooting.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Five schools temporarily sheltered in place after a shooting in Montgomery County Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD), the shooting happened just before 12:30 p.m. 

Officers later found two people, only identified as males of unknown ages, in the 9900 block of Lake Landing Rd. Both were suffering from gunshot wounds.Their injuries do not appear to be life threatening, according to Cpt. Eric Stancliff, of the Montgomery County Police.

Police confirmed just after 2:30 p.m. that a suspect in the shooting had been taken into custody. Stancliff said the man walked up to officers who were investigating in the woods and held his hands up. He was detained and taken in for questioning.

Following the shooting, five schools in the area were told to shelter in place. Those schools include:

  • Watkins Mill High School
  • Watkins Mill Elementary School
  • Stedwick Elementary School
  • Whetstone Elementary School
  • Montgomery Village Middle School

The schools have since lifted the shelter-in-place, according to Montgomery County Public Schools.

"No child should have to go through situations like this," said parent Aisha Smith outside Watkins Mill Elementary. "This world is just getting crazy."

Police do not believe there is any direct threat to the schools and dismissal will proceed as normal. 


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