SILVER SPRING, Md. — Around 10 p.m. Friday, police were called to Long Branch Park for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located two victims. Police tell WUSA9 one victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition, the other died at the scene.

"We don’t have an age of the victims right now," said Shiera Goff, Public Information Officer with Montgomery County Police. "We do believe that they may be adult males, but right now that’s the information we have.”

Police say one victim was found on the park's playground, the other right next to it.

Residents that live nearby say this park has been a problem for years.

"It’s a common occurrence to see people doing drugs, drinking like during the day," said one man who did not want to be identified. "At all times.”

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