Overview
- Police charged a 17-year-old student Friday in the Blake High case, following Wednesday’s lunch-period fight in the school parking lot.
- Investigators say the teen held a handgun during the brawl and was shot in the foot and knee as others struggled over the weapon.
- Officers and school security recovered the gun, detained 19-year-old Djibia Gombo at the scene, and later charged him with first-degree assault and weapons offenses as police sought tips and warned more charges could follow.
- The wounded student is in stable condition and is being held in D.C. while he awaits extradition to Maryland on assault and gun charges.
- Montgomery County Public Schools banned outdoor lunches and food deliveries for the rest of the school year and added security and counselors, a move that also revives debate over officer staffing and trials of camera-based weapons detection.