SUITLAND, MD – two Suitland teenagers were arrested and charged for bringing guns to school on the first day of school, according to the Prince Georges County Police Department today. One of the students was wanted by police for a June 29th carjacking in District Heights.
One suspect was a 16-year-old whose name was not released by police. The second was 18-year-old Christopher Harris of New Carrollton.
According to police, at approximately 11:00 am, deputies with the Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff responded to the school to execute an arrest warrant for the 16-year-old student.
“He was wanted by the PGPD for a carjacking on June 29, 2022, in District Heights. When the deputies and the School Resource Officer located the student, a gun was recovered from him waistband. He was taken into custody,” police said. “He is charged with the original carjacking as well as multiple gun-related charges to include possession of a handgun on school property.”
The second arrest came hours later in the school day.
At approximately 2:00 pm, the SRO received information that originated from a parent that a second student, Christopher Harris, was potentially armed with a handgun.
“The SRO and school security personnel located the student in a hallway. A gun was located in his backpack. He was then taken into custody. Harris will be charged with multiple charges to include possession of a dangerous weapon on school property as well as multiple gun-related offenses,” police said.