Police in Montgomery County are responding to reports of a child shot in Germantown, Maryland, Your Content is learning.
Officers quickly established a large perimeter around Sesame Seed Court, stretching from Great Seneca Highway at Matinee Road down to Clopper Road.
According to preliminary details from police dispatch communications, the incident was reported around 11:44 p.m.
Numerous callers reported hearing several shots, and a vehicle was seen speeding towards Clopper Road.
Tragically, the police have confirmed that a 12-year-old was injured in the incident and was on foot at the time.
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