Howard police to probe shooting of teens

Published April 9, 2008 4:00am ET



A Howard police officer wounded two teenage boys Monday when he accidentally shot them during an investigation of suspected drug activity in Jessup, police said.

Dwayne Usery, 14, of Jessup, was shot in the abdomen and flown to the Johns Hopkins Children?s Center where he was in fair condition Tuesday, police said. Garcia Wilson, 15, also of Jessup, was shot in the arm, police said. Wilson was treated and released Monday night from Howard County General Hospital, police said. Both teens are freshmen at Hammond High School in Columbia.

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