Two hurt in Montgomery shootings as nearby schools shelter-in-place
Five Montgomery County schools were placed on shelter-in-place mode Tuesday afternoon as gunshots erupted in the Gaithersburg area, injuring at least twoA suspect was taken into custody, and by 2:50 p.m., the shelter-in-place orders had been lifted, authorities said.Montgomery County Police were called at 12:26 p.m. Officers found two males, unknown age, suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, according a police spokeswoman.
Five schools went into shelter-in-place: Watkins Mill High School, Watkins Mill Elementary School, Stedwick Elementary School, Whetstone Elementary School and Montgomery Village Middle School, according to police and school officials.This is a developing story and will be updated.
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