A shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland, on Monday left one person injured and prompted a lockdown of the school, according to local police and Fox News. One person is in custody in connection with the incident, which occurred approximately 20 miles north of Washington, D.C. Authorities closed all roads leading to the school and advised parents to go to a nearby middle school for reunification.
The incident at the high school was reported on Monday afternoon. The Montgomery County Department of Police confirmed the lockdown and the injury, as reported by Fox News. Details about the shooting, including the identity of the victim and the suspect, were not immediately released. The school remained under lockdown as additional officials gathered at the scene.
In other news, the Justice Department released additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files on January 30, according to CBS News. The latest batch of files, which can be accessed in Data Sets 9, 10, 11, and 12, includes photos, videos, court records, FBI and DOJ documents, news clippings, and emails. The files have already drawn attention to prominent figures, including President Trump, former President Bill Clinton, and Elon Musk, though none have been tied to wrongdoing.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, invoked the Fifth Amendment during a closed-door virtual deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, as reported by ABC News. Chairman James Comer expressed disappointment after the brief deposition, stating, "We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed, as well as questions about potential co-conspirators. We sincerely want to get to the truth to the American people and justice for the survivors. That's what this investigation is about."
In a separate development, President Donald Trump plans to exclude Democratic governors from an upcoming meeting at the White House, breaking a long-standing bipartisan tradition, according to ABC News. The meeting, part of the National Governors Association winter gathering, will only include Republican governors, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed. The spokesperson added, "The bipartisan White House governors meeting is an important tradition, and we are disappointed in the administrations decision to make it a partisan occasion this year."
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