Both the victim and suspect were students at Northwest High School and knew each other, police said.
, also 17, comes as officials continued sounding the alarm over rising violence among juveniles in Maryland’s largest county, just north of Washington.
“We have seen an increase in violence, particularly in the Germantown area recently that has been really disturbing,” Montgomery Police Chief Marcus Jones said Monday, referring to crime being committed by and against juveniles. “We’re starting to see a younger trend.”He stressed that residents need to speak with police if they see trouble brewing among teens or if they have information about specific cases.
Both the victim and suspect were students at Northwest High School and knew each other, officials said. The victim was found with multiple stab wounds to his head and torso on Jan. 24 in the area of Grotto Lane and Great Seneca Highway.uveniles charged in crimes until they are in circuit court. The 17-year-old suspect made his first court appearance Monday in district court, where his attorney, David Moyse, asked that he be released to home detention with an ankle monitor.
“There’s no denying that this was a vicious attack,” Moyse said. “It’s a matter of making sure that we follow the law.”With mounting pressure to address violence, D.C. unveils another violence-prevention program
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