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Shots rang out after Maryland high school football game on Friday

Two suspects were arrested and no injuries were reported

Gary Adornato

Shots rang out after Maryland high school football game on Friday
Shots rang out after Maryland high school football game on Friday /

EDGEWOOD, MARYLAND – The Harford County's Sheriff's Office has confirmed it is investigating gunfire which broke out shortly after the Edgewood/Joppatowne football game, last Friday, at Edgewood.

According to the sheriff's office, shots were fired near the front of the school, away from the stadium, as students were leaving the game.

Deputies responded immediately upon reports of the shots and reported that no one was injured in the incident.

Two suspects were arrested at the scene and other suspects are being sought. Evidence that a shooting took place was collected and charges are pending. 

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Gary Adornato
GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

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