Thread: Shootings reported at newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland

Shootings reported at newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland


Associated Press•June 28, 2018

Police are investigating reports of an active shooter in Annapolis. More

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Multiple people have been shot at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.

The Baltimore Sun, which owns the Annapolis newspaper, says a reporter told them of the shooting Thursday afternoon.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it is responding to reports of the shooting.

Marc Limansky is a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Police Department. He says officers are searching the building in Annapolis where the shooting was reported. He says the situation is "active and ongoing."

On TV reports, people could be seen leaving the building with their hands up, as police officers urged them to depart through a parking lot and officers converged on the building.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/shootings...192130007.html

Reuters

• Multiple fatalities in Maryland newspaper office shooting: Fox
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several people were fatally shot at a newspaper office in Maryland on Thursday and a suspect was apprehended, the local sheriff told Fox News.

Multiple Casualties in Shooting Outside Maryland’s Capital-Gazette Newspaper



June 28, 2018

Joshua Caplan



The Baltimore Sun, which owns the Annapolis newspaper, says a reporter told them of the shooting Thursday afternoon.

#BREAKING Active shooter reported at the Capital-Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. Police are on the scene. pic.twitter.com/lAyMxxoIf5
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) June 28, 2018

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives says it is responding to reports of the shooting.

BREAKING: ATF Baltimore is responding to a shooting incident at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md. pic.twitter.com/GQ1bMAejzQ
— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) June 28, 2018

A spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Police Department says officers are searching the building in Annapolis where the shooting was reported.

There's an active shooter situation at the Capital Gazette newspaper building in Maryland. Police have not said anything about possible injuries or a possible suspect yet. pic.twitter.com/XaBhOTJvPM
— Meg Wagner (@megwagner) June 28, 2018

He says the situation is “active and ongoing.” Limansky says he has no details about potential victims and he could not confirm the exact location of the building.


County Sheriff Ron Bateman told Fox News that “one suspect has been apprehended at this time.”


As a precautionary measure, law enforcement officials are searching the Baltimore Sun newsroom for any suspicious activity.

BPD at @baltimoresun for precautionary sweep in light of Capital-Gazette incident pic.twitter.com/ZduDQAcoDS
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) June 28, 2018

The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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20 min ago
Shooter used a shotgun, source says

From CNN's Evan Perez
A law enforcement source says a shotgun was used in the Annapolis shooting.

4 min ago
Suspect in custody has not been cooperative, source says

From CNN's Evan Perez
A law enforcement source says the suspect in custody initially refused to cooperate.
The suspect had no identification when he was arrested and FBI found no information immediately in the system.

UPDATE

" Authorities have a name on the gunman but are not able to confirm it."

UPDATE

Suspect is a white male in his 20s, identified by facial recognition.

8 min ago
Suspect's fingerprints appear to have been altered, sources say

From CNN's Evan Perez and Josh Campbell
The suspect’s fingerprints appear to have been altered, making it difficult to identify him that way, two law enforcement sources said.
The suspect was identified using facial recognition software, according to one law enforcement source.

7 min ago
Suspect had previous interaction with newspaper executive, source says

From CNN's Evan Perez, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell
Police are executing a search of an address associated with the suspect, law enforcement officials tell CNN.
They believe the suspect had a some interaction with an executive at the newspaper previously, one of the sources said. The source cautioned that this is preliminary information, and the investigation is just beginning.
The suspect is described as being in his 30s.

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"It appears that there has been some beef that he had, something that he believes that went wrong previously in an interaction with someone at that newspaper...either an editor or an executive at the newspaper." CNN's Evan Perez on the MD shooting suspect https://cnn.it/2KyBgLa

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10 min ago
The shooting was a targeted attack on Capital Gazette, acting police chief says




A shooting this afternoon that left five dead was a targeted attacked on the Capital Gazette, said Anne Arundel County Acting Chief William Krampf.
The suspect, a white male in his late 30s, entered the building at 888 Bestgate Road, with a shotgun and looked for potential victims as he walked through the lower level, he said.
Krampf said the suspect’s intent was to cause harm.