Shooting reported inside Maryland highschool as campus positioned on lockdown | USAEMALL.com

Officials in Maryland announced Monday afternoon that a shooting occurred inside a high school, with one person confirmed to have been shot.

The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) confirmed one person has been placed under custody related to the incident at Thomas S. Wootton High School, a top-performing school in one of the wealthiest counties in the country. 

“MCPD dispatched at 2:15 p.m., for the preliminary report of shots fired near Thomas S. Wootton High School,” MCPD said.

The campus, located in a suburb northeast of Washington, D.C., remains under lockdown as additional officials respond to the scene.

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Thomas S. Wootton High School in Maryland has been placed under a lockdown on Feb. 9, 2026. (Google Maps)

Authorities said all roads leading to the school have been closed at this time.

Parents are advised to go to a nearby campus at Robert Frost Middle School, located at 9201 Scott Drive, which has been designated as the meeting location.

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Law enforcement officers and school buses are seen outside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Monday after a shooting prompted a campus lockdown. (WTTG)

MCPD indicated that the authorities are currently coordinating school dismissal. 

Students who ride the bus will be released directly from the school once the scene is deemed safe, while parents picking up their children are advised to wait for further instructions.

“All students who ride a bus will take their regular routes home. Parents of bus riders are asked not to come to the school,” MCPD said. 

“Reunification for non-bus riders will be shared shortly.” 

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Officers gather near parked vehicles and school buses as authorities respond to a reported shooting at a Maryland high school on Monday. (WTTG)

Wootton High School is a public school in Rockville, Maryland, and is widely regarded as one of the top academic high schools in the state and the U.S., according to the school’s website.

Police are seen moving through the campus area near school buses as a lockdown remains in effect following a shooting at a Montgomery County high school. (WTTG)

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