Woman Shot Near Elementary School In Laurel After Group Gathered In Parking Lot, Police Say

LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — A woman is injured after being shot in Laurel earlier Sunday night, police say.

Howard County police officers were called to the 9200 block of N. Laurel Road at 7:42 p.m. for a report that a woman had been shot.

She was conscious and alert at the scene and was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

Police believe a group of people had gathered in the parking lot of Laurel Woods Elementary School for a reason unrelated to the school.

This investigation is ongoing.

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