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Police investigating shooting of boy, 13, at Westfield Wheaton mall

Boy was wounded in leg, alert after Friday incident, according to radio transmissions Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews responded to a report of a shooting at Westfield Wheaton mall Friday around 6 p.m., according to...

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Police investigating shooting of boy, 13, at Westfield Wheaton mall
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Police investigating shooting of boy, 13, at Westfield Wheaton mall

Boy was wounded in leg, alert after Friday incident, according to radio transmissions

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Amy Orndorff

July 31, 2026 6:29 p.m.

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    Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews responded to a report of a shooting at Westfield Wheaton mall Friday around 6 p.m., according to first responder radio transmissions.

    Police applied a tourniquet to a boy, 13, who was shot in the leg, according to first responder radio transmissions.

    This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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    Originally published at Bethesdamagazine