otherSchool ShootingRockville, Maryland, United Statesstable 89.0

Student shooting at Wootton High School in Rockville

A 16-year-old student was shot inside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland. Local officials said another 16-year-old student was arrested, and a later update stated that the suspect pointed a gun at a second student before shooting the victim.

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Published

2/9/2026

Current public event date

Source base

2 sources

Evidence records attached to this event

Actor field

1 ranked

Actors currently scored in public view

Incident links

Analyses connected to this incident

Editorial note

Curated from official city updates following the school shooting in Rockville.

Published

2/9/2026

Current public event date

Source base

2 sources

Evidence records attached to this event

Actor field

1 ranked

Actors currently scored in public view

Incident links

Analyses connected to this incident

Event harm

64.6

Overall event-level harm score

Top culpability

42.3

Accused student shooter

Confidence

89.0

How stable the current public reading is

Top responsibility

65.4

Highest actor responsibility before event harm is applied

Event harm

Harm context

The public harm score is grounded in who bears the harm, what protections are in play, and the broader social fallout.

Who is harmed

The people, communities, or institutions whose safety, rights, or daily conditions are changed by the event.

Rights or laws at risk

Privacy, equal protection, family autonomy, and safe access to education are under pressure.

Societal impact

The event can have lasting ripple effects on trust, safety, and how communities in Rockville, Maryland, United States understand the institutions around them.

Overview

Highest ranked actor

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Accused student shooter

Rank #1 with the highest weighted culpability in the current public reading.

Culpability

42.3

Weighted contribution

Confidence

89.0

Attribution stability

Rank #1executorpersonMaryland, United States

Accused student shooter

Ranked in the public field as a executor with a current responsibility band of meaningful.

stable 89.0

Responsibility

65.4

Actor-level role score before event harm is applied.

Culpability

42.3

Final contribution after event harm weighting.

Confidence

89.0

Current stability of the attribution.

Evidence links

Attached source links for this actor.

Why this actor is ranked here

Based on the official city updates, the accused student is the direct executor of the shooting and therefore carries the clearest responsibility in the incident.

2 evidence links

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Score breakdown

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Ranked actors

Actors represented in the ladder and contribution views.

Top actor

Accused student shooter

Highest-ranked actor in the current public reading.

Revisions

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Active chart

Ladder

Current visualization mode.

Event harm

Harm context

This section grounds the event-harm score in the affected people, the protections at risk, and the broader downstream impact.

Who is harmed

The people, communities, or institutions whose safety, rights, or daily conditions are changed by the event.

Rights or laws at risk

Privacy, equal protection, family autonomy, and safe access to education are under pressure.

Societal impact

The event can have lasting ripple effects on trust, safety, and how communities in Rockville, Maryland, United States understand the institutions around them.

Overview

Responsibility ladder

Review the full ranking, scoring breakdowns, and confidence context for each public claim.

Chart views

Score breakdown

Switch between ranked culpability, top-actor dimension mix, contribution balance, and revision timeline.

Ranked actors

Actors represented in the ladder and contribution views.

Top actor

Accused student shooter

Highest-ranked actor in the current public reading.

Revisions

Entries contributing to the synthetic timeline chart.

Active chart

Ladder

Current visualization mode.

Rank #1

Accused student shooter

executor

42.3

Culpability

Responsibility

65.4

Confidence

89.0


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Rank #1executorpersonMaryland, United States

Accused student shooter

Ranked in the public field as a executor with a current responsibility band of meaningful.

stable 89.0

Responsibility

65.4

Actor-level role score before event harm is applied.

Culpability

42.3

Final contribution after event harm weighting.

Confidence

89.0

Current stability of the attribution.

Evidence links

Attached source links for this actor.

Why this actor is ranked here

Based on the official city updates, the accused student is the direct executor of the shooting and therefore carries the clearest responsibility in the incident.

2 evidence links