MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police have charged a Blake High School student in connection with a fight that led to a shooting in the school’s parking lot on Wednesday.
The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said that the same 17-year-old student who was shot during the fight is now facing a slew of charges.
The teen, who is from Silver Spring, was charged with first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, possession of a dangerous weapon on school property, carrying a loaded handgun, and felony use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.
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Late Wednesday morning, someone flagged down an MCPD Community Engagement Officer working at the school about a fight in the parking lot…