15-year-old boy seriously injured by ‘20 juveniles on mopeds‘ in assault near Wootton High

Emergency radio transmissions describe teen being chased and attacked by group near Rockville school Thursday

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May 14, 2026 3:44 p.m.

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A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized Thursday after being assaulted near Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) radio transmissions and a statement from Rockville police.

Police and MCFRS crews responded to an area of Wootton Parkway near Rockshire Place and Hurley Avenue, about a quarter mile from the school shortly before noon for the report of an assault. According to an MCFRS radio transmission from first responders to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, the teen was chased by a group of individuals who allegedly struck him with sticks and kicked him multiple times.

The teen was classified as a priority 2 patient, which according to Maryland protocols means he suffered a potentially life-threatening injury requiring emergency medical attention, though not considered immediately life-threatening, and was transported to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.

A hospital consultation broadcast over emergency radio indicated the boy suffered bruising to his left leg from the knee to the ankle, as well as a roughly three-inch laceration to the left side of his skull near his forehead that extended to the bone.

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Thursday afternoon Rockville police spokesperson Lt. Dan Romeril told Bethesda Today via email that officers responded to an assault in that area and found a  juvenile boy with serious head injuries. 

Romeril said witnesses described a group of “about 20 juveniles on mopeds“ attacking the victim with a blunt object before fleeing. Police said there is no evidence linking the incident to Thomas S. Wootton High School or its students.

When reached Thursday afternoon, Montgomery County Public Schools spokesperson Liliana Lopez said she did not have details about the incident.  

The incident was first reported on X by @TheDMVLive. 

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Originally published at Bethesdamagazine