GREENBELT, Md. — Five teens were shot on Friday at a Maryland park where hundreds of students from several schools had gathered to celebrate a “senior skip day” outing, authorities said.
Three of the victims were released from an area hospital on Saturday, the Greenbelt Police Department said in a news release. One victim remained hospitalized in stable condition, and a fifth victim was upgraded from critical to stable condition and remained in a hospital, the release stated.
The victims’ ages ranged from 16 to 18 years old, according to WDCW.
According to the Greenbelt Police Department, at least 500 young adults were gathered at around 2:30 p.m. EDT and were told to disperse, WBAL-TV reported. Greenbelt police spokesperson Rico Dennis said many of the young adults were in Schrom Hills Park just outside of the Capital Beltway when officers walking through the crowd heard shots, according to The Washington Post.
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