Report of shooting at or near wootton

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Anonymous wrote:What about the fight at school that happened earlier that day between the shooter and the victim? Why weren't they taken to the office for fighting? Did not one person see the fight? I'd kids are fighting in the halls do people just ignore it and not get help? Do teachers call security? What happens in MCPs if kids get into a physical altercation? If these kids fought earlier, the school should've intervened and tried to mediate. Sounds like there is seriously no supervision or rules.

Omfg you have a LOT to read up on. Get going.

Not op but I've been skimming and I've not seen any more information about the possible fight beside when it was mentioned as a possible motive. Maybe it ended up being just a rumor to try and explain this horrible situation.

With that said, it wouldn't surprise me if they fought earlier and were just sent back to class. I've seen kids having to be physically separated and sent on their way if neither are hurt.

What happened to student code of conduct? School's obligation to keep students "safe?"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How are people finishing things on case search? When I try it says no results found. Is it because he's a juvenile that it's protected?

he's being tried as an adult.

He's not listed in Case Search by the last name that was released.

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Anonymous wrote:How are people finishing things on case search? When I try it says no results found. Is it because he's a juvenile that it's protected?

he's being tried as an adult.

He's not listed in Case Search by the last name that was released.

Why weren't you at the court house to get that info today????

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Anonymous wrote:What about the fight at school that happened earlier that day between the shooter and the victim? Why weren't they taken to the office for fighting? Did not one person see the fight? I'd kids are fighting in the halls do people just ignore it and not get help? Do teachers call security? What happens in MCPs if kids get into a physical altercation? If these kids fought earlier, the school should've intervened and tried to mediate. Sounds like there is seriously no supervision or rules.

Omfg you have a LOT to read up on. Get going.

Not op but I've been skimming and I've not seen any more information about the possible fight beside when it was mentioned as a possible motive. Maybe it ended up being just a rumor to try and explain this horrible situation.

With that said, it wouldn't surprise me if they fought earlier and were just sent back to class. I've seen kids having to be physically separated and sent on their way if neither are hurt.

Wow! I'm shocked that a physical fight doesn't automatically mean some type of punishment and mediation between the 2 kids. Something tells me administrators just tell kids to "ignore each other" then send them on their way. As if that will fix the problem between the kids. It's so sad that MCPS has no discipline policy. This is why kids bully. This is why kids act out. This is why kids think it's okay to treat each other with disrespect. Sounds like chaos over at MCPS. My neighborhood DCPS elementary school has metal detectors. So sad MCPS is so behind the times in every way.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why anyone with an ankle bracelet is allowed in regular school? Back when I was in high school (different state) kids with ankle bracelets were in juvie. Is this a real thing across mcps?

I would like to know the same thing. The bracelet means the kid's been in trouble with the law and barely avoided incarceration. What on Earth are they doing in school, with general ed kids??

We have them in every middle and high school. In a lot of cases, they are being brought into schools like Whitman and Wootton through special programs like SESES or group homes. We defunded most of the separate school placements and it takes an act of god to get a dangerous kid into one of the few remaining spots.

The SESES is not for children who are criminals. It is for students who have gone through the special education process and have been diagnosed by the school system, and more than likely their own private doctors, with interfering mental health conditions. This program is extremely hard to get into, and children who are violent and engage in criminal activities are not the target population. Unless you have first hand knowledge of this program either by sending your child to it, or working in it, I'd encourage you not to try to explain what the program is, or what type of student is in it. There ARE some special education behavioral based programs in other areas that are school to prison pipelines- when I worked in another state and advocated for a student of mine to go to the equivalent of SESES in that state, I was told there was no way my student would qualify because he was truly mentally ill and not a criminal. But MCPS does not operate in that way. Finally, the students in SESES are occasionally aggressive and dysregulated- that's why they are in the program. But, they are also so heavily supported with teachers and paraeducators, social workers, school psychologists, and behavior support teachers, that it is extremely rare that they are the behavior problems in a school.

You clearly aren’t a teacher at a school with an SESES program because your post is totally out of touch with reality.

I worked in one for several years. What's your connection?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just listened to his bond hearing and a lot of the information on this thread incorrect.

He recently moved to the Wootton cluster with his mom and started going to the high school. He was not transferred for behavioral reasons.

According to his attorney, he has no prior criminal history, juvenile or otherwise.

The incident with the girl occurred shortly before the shooting and the shooter told her the gun was fake which may be why it was not reported.

Nothing was mentioned about his relationship to the victim or about motive since this hearing solely dealt with bail. For now, he will be kept in the adult detention center. Next hearing is February 20th.

I'm sure we will learn more but we should really stop spreading rumors that are not verified and that only create hysteria.

Serious general question: when juveniles have their record expunged, as is so often done, would this come up in this scenario? In other words; is a clear record ever truly clear, or not?

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Cissel said during the hearing the teen had put the entire school community at risk by his actions, noting he had recently moved to the Rockville school from James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring.

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More details in this Bethesda Today article: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/02/11/alleged-wootton-shooting-without-bond/

The shooting occurred Monday afternoon at the school at 2100 Wootton Parkway. Around 2:15 p.m., officers responded to the school for a report of a shooting and found the injured student in a hallway suffering from a gunshot wound. The school was placed on lockdown while officers searched the school and the injured student was transported to an area hospital by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Officers later found and arrested the alleged shooter at a location away from the school, according to police.

The attorneys representing the teen declined to provide a comment to Bethesda Today after the hearing.

Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said after the hearing that the teen’s attorneys were attempting to move his case to juvenile court. McCarthy said the suspect was charged as an adult because of the nature of the charges, but his attorneys had the right to request that his case be moved to juvenile court.

During the hearing, county prosecutor Kimberly Cissel said the teen told the 15-year-old girl that the gun was fake after pointing it at her, and later allegedly shot the 16-year-old, who was struck “mid-mass.” Police have said the two 16-year-olds were acquaintances. The injured student remains in the hospital and is still undergoing surgery, Cissel said.

After the shooting, the alleged shooter ran back to his home and hid in his backyard, Cissel said.

Charging documents for the teen, which would provide more details of the incident, are unavailable because they are sealed as of Wednesday, according to Lauren Demarco, a spokesperson for the state’s attorney’s office.

Cissel said during the hearing the teen had put the entire school community at risk by his actions, noting he had recently moved to the Rockville school from James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring.

During the hearing, the teen’s attorneys noted the shooting involved only the two 16-year-old students and that the teen may not have been the initial aggressor. The attorneys said they did not want their client to be put on trial during a bond hearing or by the media.

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Anonymous wrote:Cissel said during the hearing the teen had put the entire school community at risk by his actions, noting he had recently moved to the Rockville school from James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring.

Anonymous wrote: After the shooting, the alleged shooter ran back to his home and hid in his backyard, Cissel said.

It also said he ran home and hid in his backyard after the shooting... so he changed schools because his home address changed!

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Anonymous wrote:What about the fight at school that happened earlier that day between the shooter and the victim? Why weren't they taken to the office for fighting? Did not one person see the fight? I'd kids are fighting in the halls do people just ignore it and not get help? Do teachers call security? What happens in MCPs if kids get into a physical altercation? If these kids fought earlier, the school should've intervened and tried to mediate. Sounds like there is seriously no supervision or rules.

Are we sure it was a physical fight? Maybe it was just verbal?

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/mother-shares-heartache-after-son-is-shot-at-wootton-high-school/4058381/

This is very interesting.

Very concerning why both of these kids were moved by MCPS to Wootton out of their home districts.

The student who was the shooter lives in the Wootton cluster, is what we were told at the parent meeting last night.

The shooter attended Blake last year. That's why there has been speculation that he's been at Wootton on a COSA.

Yeah, families move. Wootton parents are so crazy they need to chill on multiple levels.

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His family did not move. MCPS moved him and the victim. Neither lives in the cluster. MCPS failed both of these students.

His address is Chantilly Court in Rockville listed on arrest records. That is Wootton cluster. Rockshire neighborhood, Fallsmead area. Are you saying he lied about his address when arrested??
People move all the time ...

Try turning on a television instead of blogging here trying to spin...

The shooter recently transferred from Blake HS in Silver Spring on a COSA. (It was on TV..)

Even better - the mother of the kid shot complained last year (to his "mental health professional") her kid was bullied at Wootton and wanted to transfer but was denied? (On TV, another channel...)

So it's true - neither of these kids should never had been at Wootton this year! Someone stirred the pot by COSA'ing one in and blocking one out!!!!! That's the real story that the press needs to dig into!!!

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Even better, the shooter claims he wasn't the aggressor in court (also on TV..)

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/mother-shares-heartache-after-son-is-shot-at-wootton-high-school/4058381/

This is very interesting.

Very concerning why both of these kids were moved by MCPS to Wootton out of their home districts.

The student who was the shooter lives in the Wootton cluster, is what we were told at the parent meeting last night.

The shooter attended Blake last year. That's why there has been speculation that he's been at Wootton on a COSA.

Yeah, families move. Wootton parents are so crazy they need to chill on multiple levels.

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His family did not move. MCPS moved him and the victim. Neither lives in the cluster. MCPS failed both of these students.

His address is Chantilly Court in Rockville listed on arrest records. That is Wootton cluster. Rockshire neighborhood, Fallsmead area. Are you saying he lied about his address when arrested??
People move all the time ...

Try turning on a television instead of blogging here trying to spin...

The shooter recently transferred from Blake HS in Silver Spring on a COSA. (It was on TV..)

Even better - the mother of the kid shot complained last year (to his "mental health professional") her kid was bullied at Wootton and wanted to transfer but was denied? (On TV, another channel...)

So it's true - neither of these kids should never had been at Wootton this year! Someone stirred the pot by COSA'ing one in and blocking one out!!!!! That's the real story that the press needs to dig into!!!

I heard it on TV- it must be true! Don't mind the arrest record showing otherwise.

[Anonymous]

How'd they arrest him so quickly? Like 10 undercovers w huge rifles arresting him by 270 ramp. Kids crossing right by Julius West witnessed it all going down and took videos. A very scary scene.

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The COSA waiver means nothing. A tranfer student doesn't make them a danger to others. Guns do. Because an inbounds kid would never do this? Sure. Wootton kids are all saints and a bad apple was let in? I don't think so. Now denying a kid a transfer that was being bullied, now that's a problem.