Student shot inside Wootton High School in Rockville, another student in custody

A student was shot inside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland, on Monday, and another student is in custody, according to police.

Officers with the Montgomery County Police Department were dispatched to the high school at 2:15 p.m. for a report of shots fired near the school and found a student who’d been shot one time inside Wootton High. That student was taken to the hospital and police described their condition as stable.

At 3:23 p.m., police said they had one person in custody in connection to the shooting. That suspect is also a student. As of about 4:15 p.m., police said there was no further threat to public safety, students remained inside the school and they were expected to be released shortly.

UPDATE: Preliminary information available at this time-
The shooting occurred inside of the school. One confirmed victim.

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Wootton High School was put on lockdown following the shooting and roads near the school were closed.

Parents trying to reunite with their children should go to Robert Frost Middle School at 9201 Scott Drive in Rockville, police said. Students who typically take the bus home from school will take their regular routes home, according to police, who asked parents of those students not to come to the school.

“Our thoughts are with the Wootton students, faculty, and their families during this distressing time. Incidents like this are frightening for all involved. Student safety is our highest priority. We will continue to coordinate closely with law enforcement and school officials and will share confirmed information as it becomes available,” Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said in a statement.

Police have scheduled a media briefing for 6 p.m. and WTOP has a reporter at the scene.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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