Magruder HS Shooting

[Anonymous]

A parent who witnessed the ambulance leaving the school, told me last night, the sheriff car was already parked in the back of the school. Other police cars were not there yet.

But. On normal days, there are often at least one police car parked on the Magruder parking lot, according to that parent.

[Anonymous]

That timeline is extremely disturbing for two reasons:

1. At first they assumed no gun was involved.

2. Then they took hours to find the armed suspect.

They should ALWAYS assume a gun and shooter are involved.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We all know who the student was and who was shot.

If so, share.

We all know what really happened. So does cops. Snitches get stitches so not talking

Who is we?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://wjla.com/news/local/magruder-high-school-derwood-shooting-student-bathroom-montgomery-county-public-schools-lockdown-police-officers-mcknight

This timeline is extremely disturbing.

Wow. I am totally shook at the timeline and misinformation from MCPS after a shooting at Magruder.

The knee jerk reaction was to attempt passing off a shooting as a medical emergency???? What type of BS MCPS Administrator training teaches principals to not be upfront and honest with the community that a student had been shot in the school bathroom???? This is why parents no longer have any trust in MCPS. Flat out deceptive lies.

A situation of the magnitude of a shooting is why SROs need to be in schools. MCPS cares jack sh$t about safety of students and staff. They are complete idiots that didn’t recognize the severity of the situation of a critically injured student in their bathroom. What would the reaction and call to dispatch have been if an SRO been on the scene to begin with? I bet all of the squad cars would have had lights on and swat there in a heartbeat because a uniformed police officer would fully report the magnitude of the situation one she/he has eyes on it.

I pray to God that the Board of Ed comes to its senses and bring SROs back into schools and look into why administrators time in and time out are dishonest when issues occur on their watch.

Honest question, what would a SRO have done in this situation?

Call for police backup, not community response.

I will just say that knowing the SROs that have worked in my kids' schools, having one in the school MIGHT have prevented this incident altogether. SROs get to know the students - especially those who have issues. Good SROs develop relationships with kids and are in tune to what is going on. No way of knowing for sure, but eliminating SROs from schools is just a bad idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all know who the student was and who was shot.

If so, share.

We all know what really happened. So does cops. Snitches get stitches so not talking

Who is we?

They have identified the student who is responsible for the shooting. They are charging him as an adult.

[Anonymous]

Wow.

[Anonymous]

I'm coming from the third world country with hight crime rates and I'm telling you - GUNS culture is a huge problem in the US. And it will be worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all know who the student was and who was shot.

If so, share.

We all know what really happened. So does cops. Snitches get stitches so not talking

Who is we?

They have identified the student who is responsible for the shooting. They are charging him as an adult.

Wow. An 11th grader.

And a privately made ghost gun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all know who the student was and who was shot.

If so, share.

We all know what really happened. So does cops. Snitches get stitches so not talking

Who is we?

They have identified the student who is responsible for the shooting. They are charging him as an adult.

Good.

He needs to go away for a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all know who the student was and who was shot.

If so, share.

We all know what really happened. So does cops. Snitches get stitches so not talking

Who is we?

They have identified the student who is responsible for the shooting. They are charging him as an adult.

Good.

He needs to go away for a long time.

Is this an example of the school to prison pipeline?

Kid literally got arrested at school and won’t be seeing the outside of a prison cell for a decade or more. He’s not getting pretrial release.

[Anonymous]

https://wjla.com/news/local/magruder-high-school-derwood-shooting-student-bathroom-montgomery-county-public-schools-lockdown-police-officers-mcknight

[Anonymous]

Here's the police department's press release:


High School Student Being Held Without Bond Following School Shooting

For Immediate Release: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Gaithersburg, MD - A 17-year-old Magruder High School Student is in custody following a shooting at the school on Friday, January 21, 2022.

At approximately 1 p.m., Montgomery County Police were called to the high school located on Muncaster Mill Road in Rockville, when a 15-year-old male student was discovered inside a student bathroom by school security with a gunshot wound. Montgomery County Fire Rescue responded to the school and provided medical assistance to the student, who was transported to an area hospital in serious condition.

The school went into a full lockdown at 1:05 p.m. and the building was secured. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s department, along with SWAT, assisted patrol in securing and searching the building. MCPD detectives worked simultaneously to investigate leads and identified a suspect.

The suspect, Steven Alston Jr., an 11th grade Magruder student, was located inside a classroom and taken into custody shortly after 3 p.m. A privately manufactured firearm (ghost gun) was found inside the school, which is believed to be the gun used by Alston, Jr.

During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that the incident involved Alston, Jr. and the victim, a 10th grade Magruder student. There is no evidence to suggest that the Alston, Jr. was targeting anyone else within the school.

Steven Alston Jr. has been charged with Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, 1st Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony/Violent Crime, Possession of a Dangerous Weapon on School Property and Possession of a Firearm by a Minor. He is being charged as an adult. This is an active and ongoing investigation.

The victim is in an area hospital and listed in critical condition. Alston Jr. is being held without bond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:We will never know, but perhaps if an SRO was in the building, they could have formed a relationship with the students and could have prevented this.

And perhaps in the course of building that relationship he would have also placed 10 other teenagers into the school-to-prison pipeline! Which will eventually maim them as well.

Is there a study that shows that having an SRO in the school causes a 10x increase in the school to prison pipeline, or even 2x increase?

Yes, data to support the rhetoric would be useful.

[Anonymous]

Why no pictures of the shooter? He’s being charged as an adult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably a ghost gun. Order them online

Good grief with the ghost guns.

1) You have to be 21 to order one.
2) It's not a firearm when you receive it.
3) You need a good router, skills, plated drill bits, a vice, tapping oil, and a jig to mill the lower.
4) It will cost over $1000 with all the tools and parts you need.
5) When completed, it's a firearm like any other but without a serial number. Which honestly, doesn't do sh*t anyway.
6) It's probably easier to give Devonte $200 for a stolen .38 with the serial number removed.

Or take it from your parents’ glove compartment. Or closet, or nightstand, or wherever.