MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Police are investigating a shooting that occurred inside a Maryland mall on Friday evening.
Officers with the Montgomery County Police Department responded to Wheaton Mall in the 11000 block of Veirs Mill Road at approximately 6 p.m.
A juvenile male was shot in the leg and transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Police say a 17-year-old boy was sitting near a Cinnabon on the mall's lower level when he allegedly stood up, pulled out a gun, and fired several rounds, striking the 13-year-old victim.
A security officer inside the mall apprehended the suspect after he fled toward a nearby Dick's Sporting Goods store and held him until police arrived.
Police took the suspect into custody and recovered a firearm at the scene.
No other injuries have been reported, and the investigation remains ongoing.
