The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released additional information regarding a September 19 incident at Blake High School, where officers responded to multiple student fights outside the school following a football game.
According to MCPD, around 9 p.m. officers working a football security detail requested backup after observing several groups of teens fighting near the tennis courts and parking lot. Montgomery County Public Schools security staff also attempted to break up the fights as hundreds of students ignored repeated instructions to leave.
A police officer used a pepper ball launcher to deploy several de-escalation “air pops” — loud sounds that do not release ammunition or pepper — while ordering students to disperse. The crowd began to leave the area as additional officers arrived to assist and moved students toward the school entrance. Police and school staff continued to separate students, and more than a dozen officers ultimately responded. No injuries were reported and no arrests were made.
On Saturday, the principals of Blake, Springbrook, and Paint Branch high schools issued a statement confirming that multiple student fights occurred.
We will provide an update if additional verified information becomes available.
