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Teen Shot At Prince George's Community College, Prompting Lockdown

Prince George's Community College and Largo High School went into lockdown Thursday after a shooting on the college campus, police report.

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Students at Prince George's Community College were ordered to shelter in place during a lockdown issued Thursday morning, the school stated on social media. (Google Maps)

LARGO, MD — Police activity near Largo High School and Prince George's Community College prompted a campus lockdown Thursday morning.

Students at the community college were ordered to shelter in place, the school stated on social media. Numerous police vehicles and law enforcement could be seen stationed around the college.

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Around noon, Prince George's police officers were called to the community college for a reported shooting. Officers learned that around 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, a teen boy had walked into a medical center with a gunshot wound not considered life-threatening.

He is currently in stable condition, according to the police department.

The police department confirmed that the teen had been shot on the community college campus.

Out of caution, nearby Largo High School was placed on lockdown, too. The police department stated Thursday afternoon that the high school will remain on lockdown up until its regularly scheduled dismissal time "out of an abundance of caution."

The community college's lockdown was lifted earlier today.

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