15-year-old girl shot in Laurel recovering in hospital

A 15-year-old girl is in the hospital after a shooting in Laurel, Maryland, Friday afternoon.

Around 1:15 p.m., Laurel police responded to the 8200 block of Londonderry Court, near Laurel High School, for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, officers found the girl suffering from a gunshot wound to the ankle.



She was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover, police said.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Photo of two police officers standing in the middle of a suburban road with bright yellow crime tape in the foreground.
A 15-year-old girl is in the hospital after a shooting in Laurel, Maryland, Friday afternoon. (Courtesy Laurel Police Department)

Police are asking anyone with more information about this shooting to contact them at 301-498-0092. Police said people could send anonymous tips to LPDtips@laurel.md.us.

Below is a map of where the shooting took place:

Ciara Wells

Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at WTOP. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining WTOP, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.

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