A 13-year-old boy was wounded when a gunman opened fire in Montgomery County, Maryland’s, Wheaton Mall Friday around 6:00 p.m.
Video from the incident shows the alleged 17-year-old gunman sitting at a table, biding his time, waiting for a group of people to walk by. Once they passed, he allegedly stood and began shooting.
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TMZ reported that the alleged gunman was “dressed all in black with a hoodie over his head.” A 13-year-old boy was shot in the leg during the incident; his wound was not life-threatening.
The gunman tried to flee the mall after the shooting but was apprehended by armed security and held for police.
Bethesda Today reported that police recovered a handgun from the scene.
Ironically, Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety ranks Maryland No. 8 in the country for gun control stringency. Maryland’s controls include universal background checks for handgun purchases, a concealed carry permit requirement, a red flag law, an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, gun storage rules, a bump stock ban, a “Glock switch” ban, a Glock ban, and “Ghost gun” regulations, among other things.
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