Student charged as adult after injuring 1 in Maryland high school shooting

A 16-year-old student is being charged as an adult after a shooting that injured another student inside Wootton High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Monday, according to Rockville Police. 

The shooting occurred in a hallway of the school and prompted a lockdown. Officers responded to the shooting around 2:15 p.m. and arrived to find a student with a gunshot wound. 

According to police, 16-year-old Kahlil White-Villatoro pointed a gun at a 15-year-old girl in the school before shooting a 16-year-old boy. 

As of Tuesday afternoon, the shooting victim is in stable condition at a local hospital, according to police. 

A Polymer80 9 mm handgun was recovered from the scene after the shooting, officers said on Tuesday. 

White-Villatoro was charged with attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and weapons violations, including possession of a weapon on school property, police said. 

He is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 11. A preliminary court hearing will be held on February 20, officials said. 

The shooting remains under investigation as police are working to determine the relationship between the involved students and how the suspect obtained a gun.