Montgomery County Police responded to a shooting at the Wheaton Metro station on Thursday, May 18 around 5:50pm. According to public safety reporter Cordell Pugh, the incident occurred near the escalators and there is no active shooter. Metro trains are currently not running between Silver Spring and Glenmont due to the investigation.
MCPD tweeted the following at 6:40pm: “Montgomery County Police are on scene of a shooting at the Wheaton Metro Station. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.”
WHEATON METRO CRITICAL SHOOTING: ~5:50PM Thursday, Wheaton Metro near the escalators. ISOLATED INCIDENT; **NOT** ACTIVE SHOOTER. (Wheaton/Montgomery County, MD). 1 victim critically injured. Incident at least partially captured on #WMATA CCTV 🎥. https://t.co/XjTMlCAOD8
— Cordell (@CordellTraffic) May 18, 2023
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This is the trash you have to deal with when you don’t enforce fare collection.