Man Injured In Shooting Near Middle School: Police

Updated at 2:25 p.m.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — An adult was hospitalized Tuesday after a shooting took place near the Forest Oak Middle School in Gaithersburg.

A release issued by the Gaithersburg Police states emergency crews were called to the 700 block of Saybrooke Oaks Boulevard at 12:46 p.m.

At the scene, officials found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. He was hospitalized in critical condition.

Both the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service and the Gaithersburg Police responded to the scene.

An initial report by the MCFRS said two adults were transported, but it was later updated to just one adult.

Neither the cause nor the motive of the shooting has been disclosed by investigators.

This is a developing story. Patch will update once more details become available.