Police: Student Shot at Maryland School; Suspect in Custody

A policeman stands near the scene at Col. Zadok Magruder High School where authorities say a student was shot and a suspect was in custody, in Rockville, Md., on Jan. 21, 2022. Freddy Kunkle/The Washington Post via AP

ROCKVILLE, Md.—A student was shot at a Maryland high school Friday afternoon, prompting an hourslong lockdown, authorities said. A suspect was in custody.

A male student was shot on campus at Magruder High School in Rockville, Montgomery County police said in a tweet. School officials said in the late afternoon that the school had been deemed safe by authorities and dismissal would begin. Earlier, television footage had shown numerous squad cars on the scene and officers entering the building.