Friday, January 20, 2023
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Judge accepts Magruder HS shooter plea deal
WASHINGTON - A Montgomery County judge accepted a plea deal Monday from Steven Alston Jr., the teenager accused of shooting another student inside a Magruder high school bathroom last January.
Alston, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to an attempted first-degree murder charge, which is a life sentence in Maryland...
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Magruder High shooting victim was on life support for three weeks, his mother testifies
The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and seriously injured in January at Col. Zadok Magruder High School says he was on life support for three weeks following the incident, and will soon have his 10th surgery.
Authorities allege a 17-year-old boy shot the victim, who was then 15, just before 1 p.m. Jan. 21 in a restroom at the Derwood school. Prosecutors have said the suspect purchased and assembled a privately made firearm, or ghost gun, online, then brought the loaded gun to school knowing that there would be a confrontation...
Friday, May 27, 2022
Judge rules alleged Magruder H.S. shooter will be tried as an adult; teen faces 100+ years
On Thursday, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge David Boynton issued his final ruling in the felony case lodged against Steven Alston Jr., 17, of Gaithersburg...
Thursday, May 26, 2022
#BREAKING A Montgomery County Circuit Court just ruled Steven Alston Jr.’s case will remain in adult court. Alston is the 17yo suspect charged in the shooting of another student at @MagruderHS in January. @fox5dc
#BREAKING A Montgomery County Circuit Court just ruled Steven Alston Jr.’s case will remain in adult court. Alston is the 17yo suspect charged in the shooting of another student at @MagruderHS in January. @fox5dc https://t.co/HsnUiuWY8X
— Stephanie Ramirez (@RamirezReports) May 26, 2022
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Police: School Shooting Suspect had Ghost Gun Parts ‘Literally Delivered to His Home
“Three different parts were literally delivered to his home residence,” Jones said at police headquarters in Gaithersburg. He said the suspect purchased the ghost gun himself...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Monday, January 24, 2022
Here is a pic from the @mcps @mocoboe classroom, you’ll see part of the gun under the chair, the slide was in the backpack he said. @WTOP
Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones says when they identified and arrested Alston, they found the gun disassemble. Here is a pic from the classroom, you’ll see part of the gun under the chair, the slide was in the backpack he said. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/wONQdR5mzP
— Mike Murillo (@MikeMurilloWTOP) January 24, 2022
Sunday, January 23, 2022
@PerrisFox5DC MAGRUDER HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING: There are still more questions than answers after a 15-year-old student was shot Friday at Magruder High School in Montgomery County. Today school and law enforcement officials provided more insight into how they responded to the situation. (1/2)
Authorities have not said what led to the shooting or where it took place inside the school.
— Perris Jones (@PerrisFox5DC) January 23, 2022
This clip is from our report Friday night. This student who says he knew the victim told us he heard there was some sort of fight before the shooting. pic.twitter.com/mQ0hgJA9wF
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Magruder H.S. principal apologizes after telling community there was 'no immediate threat'
At 12:53 p.m. Friday, school security staff became aware of a situation in a bathroom, Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones confirmed during an evening press conference. After determining the student had been shot, the school called 911 at 12:57 p.m. Magruder went into "a full lockdown" at 1:05 p.m., per Jones.
"Any [community engagement officers] on the air available to respond to Magruder High School?" a dispatcher said on the sixth district police channel at 1:03 p.m.
"You said Magruder High School?" a sheriff's deputy responded seconds later...
Magruder High School student charged as adult with attempted second-degree murder
The suspect, Steven Alston Jr., was being held without bond and is expected to appear in court Monday. Police believe he was armed with a “ghost gun,” a weapon assembled from different parts. The proliferation of such guns, which are untraceable, has alarmed police and prosecutors around the country...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/01/22/magruder-high-shooting-ghost-gun-student-charged/
High School Student Being Held Without Bond Following School Shooting
For Immediate Release: Saturday, January 22, 2022
Gaithersburg, MD - A 17-year-old Magruder High School Student is in custody following a shooting at the school on Friday, January 21, 2022.
At approximately 1 p.m., Montgomery County Police were called to the high school located on Muncaster Mill Road in Rockville, when a 15-year-old male student was discovered inside a student bathroom by school security with a gunshot wound. Montgomery County Fire Rescue responded to the school and provided medical assistance to the student, who was transported to an area hospital in serious condition.
The school went into a full lockdown at 1:05 p.m. and the building was secured. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s department, along with SWAT, assisted patrol in securing and searching the building. MCPD detectives worked simultaneously to investigate leads and identified a suspect.
The suspect, Steven Alston Jr., an 11th grade Magruder student, was located inside a classroom and taken into custody shortly after 3 p.m. A privately manufactured firearm (ghost gun) was found inside the school, which is believed to be the gun used by Alston, Jr.
During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that the incident involved Alston, Jr. and the victim, a 10th grade Magruder student. There is no evidence to suggest that the Alston, Jr. was targeting anyone else within the school.
Steven Alston Jr. has been charged with Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, 1st Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony/Violent Crime, Possession of a Dangerous Weapon on School Property and Possession of a Firearm by a Minor. He is being charged as an adult. This is an active and ongoing investigation.
The victim is in an area hospital and listed in critical condition. Alston Jr. is being held without bond.
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Release ID: 22-049
Media Contact: S.D. Goff
Categories: school-threats