Shooting reported outside Wise High School

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Thousands of people attended a vigil at the school Friday night to honor three alumni who were killed in a crash last weekend.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Police are investigating a shooting outside an Upper Marlboro high school Friday night.

According to the Prince George's County Police Department, the shooting happened outside Wise High School. 

Two people were wounded in the shooting, only identified as a man and a woman. Both were taken to an area hospital. The police department says the woman is in stable condition, while the man was critically wounded. 

Very little information is available regarding the shooting at this time, including any possible motive or what may have happened in the moments leading up to the shooting. 

Police have not released any information regarding the shooters at this time, however, officials have confirmed that a gun was found in the area. 

WUSA9 Alexis Wainwright was at the school to attend a vigil held for three Wise High School alumni who were killed in a car crash last weekend. Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school teammates – Isaiah Hazel and Anthony "AJ" Lytton Jr. – were killed in a crash when a speeding, possibly drunk driver crashed an Infiniti into their car. 

Police have not connected the vigil to the shooting. 

#BREAKING: An scene here in the Wise High School parking lot right now. PGCPD are here on scene along with Fire and EMS. Police say they are working a shooting but haven’t shared any other details.

I spoke with one person who says they heard gunshots go off. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/p1d8lwBag4

— Alexis Wainwright (@AWainwrightTV) July 13, 2024

Just saw one ambulance with its lights and siren on take off from the scene here at Henry Wise High school. pic.twitter.com/nXhFhv5KEf

— Alexis Wainwright (@AWainwrightTV) July 13, 2024
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