Two males were shot and received non-life-threating wounds in Montgomery Village Tuesday afternoon.
Montgomery County Police received a call at 12:26 p.m. for a report of a shooting in the 9900 block of Lake Landing Rd. When they arrived, officers saw the two victims.
While officers searched for the shooter, five area schools went into shelter-in-place. The schools were Watkins Mill Elementary School, Watkins Mill High School, Montgomery Village Middle School, Whetstone Elementary School and Stedwick Elementary School.
At about 2:30 p.m., police reported that a suspect was in custody.
Also Tuesday, Summit Hall and Rosemont Elementary schools went into shelter in place following a separate police incident, according to a Montgomery County Public Schools spokesperson. This concerned a police incident near Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg.
During the two separate police activities, no incidents occurred inside any of the schools. All shelter in place procedures were taken as a precautionary measure, according to the spokesperson.
Update: A suspect is in custody related to a shooting.
MCPD has advised MCPS to lift the shelter-in-place. #MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/dEDziynen6
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) March 7, 2023
A police investigation has the following schools in a shelter-in-place: Watkins Mill HS, Watkins Mill ES, Montgomery Village MS, Whetstone ES and Stedwick ES.
More information will be released as it becomes available. #MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/fIOeNlkPsn
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) March 7, 2023
I’m closely following updates on the shooting in the Gaithersburg area that placed five schools in shelter-in-place mode. I’m relieved by reports that the injuries of the two men shot are not life-threatening and that police have a suspect in custody.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) March 7, 2023
