Kennedy-Wheaton-Odessa Shannon afterschool shootout near Glenmont shopping center

[Anonymous]

If we can set aside the shooter vs. shootout discussion for a hot second, the question of whether the gun came to school is one I suspect parents would love an answer to.

As to whether the kids are in school today, the OP says they are in the custody of juvenile services. Since they were 13+, that's where they will stay at least for now.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I agree that OP's title is a bit over-the-top. Also, this shooting was on Glenmont Circle, a street surrounding the apartments directly behind the police station, and was not at the shopping center.

Title says "near Glenmont shopping center."

OK, but seems unnecessary to put the shopping center in the thread title when it had no relevance to the story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we can set aside the shooter vs. shootout discussion for a hot second, the question of whether the gun came to school is one I suspect parents would love an answer to.

As to whether the kids are in school today, the OP says they are in the custody of juvenile services. Since they were 13+, that's where they will stay at least for now.

The shooter could have lived in one of the apartments there and gotten the gun after school. We have no idea.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I agree that OP's title is a bit over-the-top. Also, this shooting was on Glenmont Circle, a street surrounding the apartments directly behind the police station, and was not at the shopping center.

Title says "near Glenmont shopping center."

OK, but seems unnecessary to put the shopping center in the thread title when it had no relevance to the story.

The context is that it's a frequent meeting spot for numerous conflicts between Kennedy and Wheaton HS students as it's a central meeting point, as was described in the post. It's a known hot spot for criminal and violent activity from MCPS students. The McDonald's, Starbucks and CVS have been complaining and dealing with it for years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If we can set aside the shooter vs. shootout discussion for a hot second, the question of whether the gun came to school is one I suspect parents would love an answer to.

As to whether the kids are in school today, the OP says they are in the custody of juvenile services. Since they were 13+, that's where they will stay at least for now.

The shooter could have lived in one of the apartments there and gotten the gun after school. We have no idea.

Right, but I don't think parents would be out of line to ask the question, either to MCPS or MPD.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I agree that OP's title is a bit over-the-top. Also, this shooting was on Glenmont Circle, a street surrounding the apartments directly behind the police station, and was not at the shopping center.

Title says "near Glenmont shopping center."

OK, but seems unnecessary to put the shopping center in the thread title when it had no relevance to the story.

The context is that it's a frequent meeting spot for numerous conflicts between Kennedy and Wheaton HS students as it's a central meeting point, as was described in the post. It's a known hot spot for criminal and violent activity from MCPS students. The McDonald's, Starbucks and CVS have been complaining and dealing with it for years.

Neither the police statement nor the principals' letter referenced the shopping center.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I agree that OP's title is a bit over-the-top. Also, this shooting was on Glenmont Circle, a street surrounding the apartments directly behind the police station, and was not at the shopping center.

Title says "near Glenmont shopping center."

OK, but seems unnecessary to put the shopping center in the thread title when it had no relevance to the story.

The context is that it's a frequent meeting spot for numerous conflicts between Kennedy and Wheaton HS students as it's a central meeting point, as was described in the post. It's a known hot spot for criminal and violent activity from MCPS students. The McDonald's, Starbucks and CVS have been complaining and dealing with it for years.

Neither the police statement nor the principals' letter referenced the shopping center.

Clearly, I was providing community-specific context for those outside of Wheaton-Kennedy HSes so they would understand how a conflict like the shooting in that area fits into the broader pattern of criminal and problematic behavior around the shopping center and the 4th District precinct.

How is this a sticking point for you? I don't get it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I agree that OP's title is a bit over-the-top. Also, this shooting was on Glenmont Circle, a street surrounding the apartments directly behind the police station, and was not at the shopping center.

Title says "near Glenmont shopping center."

OK, but seems unnecessary to put the shopping center in the thread title when it had no relevance to the story.

The context is that it's a frequent meeting spot for numerous conflicts between Kennedy and Wheaton HS students as it's a central meeting point, as was described in the post. It's a known hot spot for criminal and violent activity from MCPS students. The McDonald's, Starbucks and CVS have been complaining and dealing with it for years.

Neither the police statement nor the principals' letter referenced the shopping center.

Clearly, I was providing community-specific context for those outside of Wheaton-Kennedy HSes so they would understand how a conflict like the shooting in that area fits into the broader pattern of criminal and problematic behavior around the shopping center and the 4th District precinct.

How is this a sticking point for you? I don't get it.

Your fixation with the shopping center in your title and post is bizarre as is insisting this was a "shootout" and then pretending it doesn't matter what you call it

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: There was another Maryland shooting at Joppatowne HS School Shooting Friday. My kids were much safer at school when we were posted overseas in the "third world."

I mean, yeah. They were also in a private international school funded by your employer, yes? Possibly with a driver and robust security for the kids of diplomats?

That has absolutely zero bearing on what we're talking about here.

Nope--even in local public schools, gun violence was non-existent. This Onion article is supposed to be satire, but it's also very true.

No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
Published:
https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1819576527/
May 27, 2014
ISLA VISTA, CA—In the days following a violent rampage in southern California in which a lone attacker killed seven individuals, including himself, and seriously injured over a dozen others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Tuesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from taking place. “This was a terrible tragedy, but sometimes these things just happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them,” said North Carolina resident Samuel Wipper, echoing sentiments expressed by tens of millions of individuals who reside in a nation where over half of the world’s deadliest mass shootings have occurred in the past 50 years and whose citizens are 20 times more likely to die of gun violence than those of other developed nations. “It’s a shame, but what can we do? There really wasn’t anything that was going to keep this guy from snapping and killing a lot of people if that’s what he really wanted.” At press time, residents of the only economically advanced nation in the world where roughly two mass shootings have occurred every month for the past five years were referring to themselves and their situation as “helpless.”

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I agree that OP's title is a bit over-the-top. Also, this shooting was on Glenmont Circle, a street surrounding the apartments directly behind the police station, and was not at the shopping center.

Title says "near Glenmont shopping center."

OK, but seems unnecessary to put the shopping center in the thread title when it had no relevance to the story.

The context is that it's a frequent meeting spot for numerous conflicts between Kennedy and Wheaton HS students as it's a central meeting point, as was described in the post. It's a known hot spot for criminal and violent activity from MCPS students. The McDonald's, Starbucks and CVS have been complaining and dealing with it for years.

Neither the police statement nor the principals' letter referenced the shopping center.

Clearly, I was providing community-specific context for those outside of Wheaton-Kennedy HSes so they would understand how a conflict like the shooting in that area fits into the broader pattern of criminal and problematic behavior around the shopping center and the 4th District precinct.

How is this a sticking point for you? I don't get it.

Your fixation with the shopping center in your title and post is bizarre as is insisting this was a "shootout" and then pretending it doesn't matter what you call it

What is bizarre about this "fixation," as you call it, with the shopping center?

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I agree that OP's title is a bit over-the-top. Also, this shooting was on Glenmont Circle, a street surrounding the apartments directly behind the police station, and was not at the shopping center.

Title says "near Glenmont shopping center."

OK, but seems unnecessary to put the shopping center in the thread title when it had no relevance to the story.

The context is that it's a frequent meeting spot for numerous conflicts between Kennedy and Wheaton HS students as it's a central meeting point, as was described in the post. It's a known hot spot for criminal and violent activity from MCPS students. The McDonald's, Starbucks and CVS have been complaining and dealing with it for years.

Neither the police statement nor the principals' letter referenced the shopping center.

Clearly, I was providing community-specific context for those outside of Wheaton-Kennedy HSes so they would understand how a conflict like the shooting in that area fits into the broader pattern of criminal and problematic behavior around the shopping center and the 4th District precinct.

How is this a sticking point for you? I don't get it.

Your fixation with the shopping center in your title and post is bizarre as is insisting this was a "shootout" and then pretending it doesn't matter what you call it

What is bizarre about this "fixation," as you call it, with the shopping center?

Because you reference the shopping center once in your title and twice in your post and the incident did not occur at the shopping center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we can set aside the shooter vs. shootout discussion for a hot second, the question of whether the gun came to school is one I suspect parents would love an answer to.

As to whether the kids are in school today, the OP says they are in the custody of juvenile services. Since they were 13+, that's where they will stay at least for now.

Out on bail.
Back to school in ankle monitors.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I agree that OP's title is a bit over-the-top. Also, this shooting was on Glenmont Circle, a street surrounding the apartments directly behind the police station, and was not at the shopping center.

Title says "near Glenmont shopping center."

OK, but seems unnecessary to put the shopping center in the thread title when it had no relevance to the story.

The context is that it's a frequent meeting spot for numerous conflicts between Kennedy and Wheaton HS students as it's a central meeting point, as was described in the post. It's a known hot spot for criminal and violent activity from MCPS students. The McDonald's, Starbucks and CVS have been complaining and dealing with it for years.

Neither the police statement nor the principals' letter referenced the shopping center.

Clearly, I was providing community-specific context for those outside of Wheaton-Kennedy HSes so they would understand how a conflict like the shooting in that area fits into the broader pattern of criminal and problematic behavior around the shopping center and the 4th District precinct.

How is this a sticking point for you? I don't get it.

Your fixation with the shopping center in your title and post is bizarre as is insisting this was a "shootout" and then pretending it doesn't matter what you call it

What is bizarre about this "fixation," as you call it, with the shopping center?

Because you reference the shopping center once in your title and twice in your post and the incident did not occur at the shopping center.

It occurred near the shopping center, which has been the site of conflicts between students at the school in the past. Kids will scuffle or rob and run to the surrounding apartments near the shopping center. You don't think that context and information might be relevant? If not, why?

Do you own real estate in the shopping center and you don't want its reputation denigrated or something?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If we can set aside the shooter vs. shootout discussion for a hot second, the question of whether the gun came to school is one I suspect parents would love an answer to.

As to whether the kids are in school today, the OP says they are in the custody of juvenile services. Since they were 13+, that's where they will stay at least for now.

Out on bail.
Back to school in ankle monitors.

There you have it.

In speaking with folks in MCPS, this is due to DJS and many in MoCo, both on the MCPS and MCPD are frustrated as they feel their hands are tied by the state.

Seems like a Gov. Moore and Vinny Schrialdi (head of DJS) problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If we can set aside the shooter vs. shootout discussion for a hot second, the question of whether the gun came to school is one I suspect parents would love an answer to.

As to whether the kids are in school today, the OP says they are in the custody of juvenile services. Since they were 13+, that's where they will stay at least for now.

The shooter could have lived in one of the apartments there and gotten the gun after school. We have no idea.

I suspect gun toting people stay strapped, you know?