Police investigate shootings across DC, Maryland – WTOP News

Police in the District and Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland have started multiple shooting investigations.

The latest shooting occurred at the Wheaton Metro Station just before 6 p.m. Thursday.

Metro Transit Police, in coordination with the Montgomery County Police Department, said an 18-year-old male was shot after a dispute moved from the station escalator to the platform. Shiera Goff, the director of public information from Montgomery County police, said the fight may have sparked the gunfire.

“The victim was part of that confrontation,” Goff told reporters at a press conference.

Joint investigations for MTP and MCPD limited Metrorail service along the Red Line between Forest Glen and Glenmont.

Roughly 20 minutes before, at around 5:40 p.m., police in Prince George’s County said a teenage girl was hospitalized after a shooting in Riverdale, Maryland.

That shooting in the 6800 block of Riverdale Road struck a young female outside an apartment complex parking lot. Police said she was in critical but stable condition, and no one else was injured in the shooting.

Police said that apparent gunfire also caused damage to nearby buildings and a vehicle.

Montgomery County police also discovered two men suffering from gunshot wounds at around 5:20 p.m.

Officers said the shooting happened in the 9200 block of New Hampshire Avenue.

Both men struck by the bullets were taken to a local hospital with injuries. One victim is expected to survive the shooting. The condition of the second victim was not available ahead of publication.

No suspects have been identified in any of these shootings.

WTOP’s Juan Herrera, Carlos Ramirez and Thomas Robertson contributed to this report.

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