Teen Charged As Adult In White Oak Shooting: Police

SILVER SPRING, MD — A 16-year-old Silver Spring boy has been charged as an adult in connection with a shooting in the White Oak area.

Justice Elliott is accused of shooting two men, ages 82 and 20, near Montgomery White Oak Apartments on Thursday afternoon. Montgomery County police said the shooting was not a random act, and that the victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

An investigation by detectives determined that the 20-year-old victim, who Elliott knew, was walking on Stewart Lane with friends when he was approached by the suspect and another unknown man.

After getting robbed at gunpoint, police said the victim got into a vehicle driven by his 82-year-old relative. Elliott reportedly opened fire at the moving car and struck both victims.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found the two men suffering from gunshot wounds. They were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said they also found spent shell casings and a loaded handgun with an extended magazine in bushes near a path that Elliott used to flee the area.

Elliott was caught by police later that day.

The 16-year-old faces nearly a dozen charges, including attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and reckless endangerment, according to county court records. He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 9.