Two students are in custody following a police investigation of a report of a gun at Northwood High School in Rockville. Police reported locating a BB gun at the school.
The school was placed on lockdown while police searched for a weapon.
This was the second incident for the school on Old Georgetown Road Thursday.
This incident followed an earlier one in which the school was placed on a secure status, meaning all external doors are locked while normal campus activities continue, following a report of a person in the area with a gun. This report was deemed unfounded.
Northwood students have been attending school at Woodward High while a new building is being constructed at the former Northwood High site on University Boulevard in Silver Spring.
UPDATE: 2D officers have two students in custody following the report of a gun on campus. A BB gun was recovered during the investigation. @MCPS has lifted the lockdown at Northwood HS. A news release will be distributed with more detailed information. pic.twitter.com/GVU8m8UL4i
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) September 11, 2025
INCIDENT ALERT: 2D officers are at Northwood HS, where @MCPS has placed the school on lockdown while police investigate a report of a gun. This is separate from the earlier call, which has been cleared. pic.twitter.com/l1kgz4R6Io
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) September 11, 2025
Incident Alert: MCPD 2D officers dispatched to the 11200 block of Old Georgetown Road at 11:04 a.m. for a report of a person with a gun.
During this time @MCPS placed nearby Northwood HS in a secure status.
The report was unfounded and Officers have cleared the scene. #MCPD pic.twitter.com/D3SulyuIsL— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) September 11, 2025
