One person was shot in the Montgomery Village area of Montgomery County, Maryland, on Monday and four nearby schools sheltered in place as a precaution while police search for the shooter, authorities said. The school shelter-in-place was later lifted.
Montgomery County police were called to the 20400 block of Lost Knife Circle before 1 p.m. because of a shooting, police said. One person was shot.
Officers saw the suspected shooter and chased the suspect into a wooded area. The suspect was not immediately found.
Four nearby schools went into shelter in place status as a precaution: Montgomery Village Middle School; Stedwick Elementary School; Watkins Mill High School and Whetstone Elementary School. They returned to regular status, police said at about 1:50 p.m.
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Chopper4 footage shows a number of police vehicles in the area, which is near the now-closed Lakeforest Mall.
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No information was immediately released on the circumstances of the shooting or the victim’s condition.
Police were called to Lost Knife Circle earlier this month after a shooting that killed one person and wounded another.
Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.
