Shots Fired Near School, 7 Teens Arrested With Help Of Police Drone

SILVER SPRING, MD — Seven teenagers were arrested on Friday after a reported shooting in Silver Spring, according to police.

At about 1:20 p.m. on Friday, Montgomery County police officers were dispatched to the area of University Boulevard West and Gable Street for a shots fired call.

Officers relayed information that a group of teenage males, wearing mostly black clothing, had run from the location towards Sligo Creek Parkway near Tenbrook Drive. A Montgomery County police drone was deployed to help in finding the teens.

The drone, called RAVEN 2, found the teens on the Sligo Creek Parkway Trail near Sligo Middle School. The drone maintained aerial observation and guided MCPD and Maryland National Capital Park Police officers into the area.

The teens ran towards Sligo Middle School, which was placed on a lockdown. Officers established a perimeter and were able to take the seven teens into custody.

Two BB guns were recovered and shell casings from a handgun, which has not been found, were located in the initial area of the shots fired call.

The teens, all juveniles, ranging between the ages of 14 and 15-years-old, were taken to the 4th District station and released to their parents. Several of them were not Montgomery County residents, police said.