{"id":2568028,"date":"2026-02-09T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-shot-at-wootton-high-school-in-maryland\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:45:32","slug":"one-shot-at-wootton-high-school-in-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-shot-at-wootton-high-school-in-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"One shot at Wootton High School in Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fone-shot-at-wootton-high-school-in-maryland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2568028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A shooting inside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, prompted a lockdown after about 2 p.m. One victim was confirmed, and police said there was one person in custody by 3:23 p.m. Roads leading to the school were closed, and parents were initially asked to reunite at nearby Robert Frost Middle School, though that plan was later canceled for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-bidens-un-pick-praised-welcomed-china\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz: Biden\u2019s UN pick praised &amp; welcomed China\">unknown reasons<\/a>. The district told bus riders they would return on their regular routes, while updates on reunification for non<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-bus riders<\/a> were expected to follow. The washington Examiner reported on the incident and noted that the school had not yet commented.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">One shot at Wootton High School in Maryland<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2494474\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Thomas S. Wootton High School in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\">Maryland<\/a> was placed under lockdown after a person was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shooting\/\">shot<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Montgomery County Department of Police <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mcpnews\/status\/2020949157649973378?s=20\">confirmed<\/a> the shooting occurred inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-refuses-to-call-for-investigation-into-police-response-to-texas-school-shooting\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Refuses to Call for Investigation Into ... Response to Texas ... Shooting\">school shortly<\/a> after 2 p.m. with a single confirmed victim, citing preliminary information. All roads to the school were shut down, and parents were originally urged to head to the nearby Robert Frost Middle School for reunification with their children, but this plan was soon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mcpnews\/status\/2020955123460227372?s=20\">canceled<\/a> for unknown reasons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4450293\/savannah-guthrie-mother-kidnappers-we-will-pay\/\">Savannah Guthrie tells mother&#8217;s possible kidnappers &#8216;we will pay&#8217; for 84-year-old&#8217;s return<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4449347\/added-security-starbucks-ceo-growing-concerns-executives\/\">Heightened security for Starbucks CEO puts spotlight on growing safety concerns for industry executives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4450073\/armchair-detectives-savannah-guthrie-missing\/\">Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie&rsquo;s missing mom continues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>At 3:23 p.m., police <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mcpnews\/status\/2020956808110600677?s=20\">said<\/a> they had one person in custody.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4429368\/former-uvalde-school-police-officer-acquitted-child-endangerment-charges\/\">FORMER UVALDE SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER ACQUITTED ON CHILD ENDANGERMENT CHARGES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All students who ride a bus will take their regular routes home. Parents of bus riders are asked not to come to the school. Reunification for non-bus riders will be shared shortly,&rdquo; a police statement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mcpnews\/status\/2020957251700490380?s=20\">said<\/a> soon after.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Thomas Wootton High School for comment and further information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lockdown at Wootton HS after indoor shooting; 1 victim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2568029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/genericstopschoolbus.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4837,49971,73413],"class_list":["post-2568028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-maryland","tag-schoolshooting","tag-woottonhighschool"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/genericstopschoolbus.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568028"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568032,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568028\/revisions\/2568032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}