A multiple shooting occurred on Thursday in Maryland at the Capital Gazette newspaper office in Anne Arundel County.
The newspaper, which is owned by The Baltimore Sun, was the sight of a multiple shooting by an “active shooter” with a shotgun, which responded to by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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
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Lots of information is currently coming out in multiple reports and across police and emergency services scanners.
Phil Davis, a Gazette crime reporter who was there at the time of the shooting, said that multiple people had been shot. Police did not immediately respond to requests for further information.
https://twitter.com/PhilDavis_CG/status/1012421862402527232
“Gunman shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire on multiple employees. Can’t say much more and don’t want to declare anyone dead, but it’s bad,” Davis wrote on Twitter as he waited to be interviewed by police. “There is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you’re under your desk and then hear the gunman reload.”
According to police, first shots were reported at 2:40 p.m.
CBS News has reported that at least four people have been reported as killed in the shooting and that the shooter has been apprehended and is in custody. WBAL adds that at least six people were injured in the shooting.
A single shooter shot multiple people at my office, some of whom are dead.
— Phil Davis (@PDavis_LLC) June 28, 2018
There is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your desk and then hear the gunman reload
— Phil Davis (@PDavis_LLC) June 28, 2018
Anthony Messenger, an intern at the paper tweeted for help.
Active shooter 888 Bestgate please help us
— Anthony Messenger (@anthonydmess) June 28, 2018
“There may be one person in custody, but they don’t know if there were any others in the shooting,” WJZ’s Mike Hellgren, who was on the scene, said. “They’re going through combing through that building trying to make sure there was no continued active threat and they’ve evacuated people from that building so that they can be reunited with their families at the Lord & Taylor at Annapolis Mall.”
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said he was “absolutely devastated.”
Absolutely devastated to learn of this tragedy in Annapolis. I am in contact with County Executive Steve Schuh, and @MDSP is on the scene assisting @AACOPD. Please, heed all warnings and stay away from the area. Praying for those at the scene and for our community. https://t.co/bI6PdUjHfh
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) June 28, 2018
A relocation for family and friends was also set up by police.
#update confirming active shooter at 888 Bestgate Road in Annapolis. Building evacuated. Officers continuing to search building. Relocation point is inside Lord and Taylor in the mall.
— Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) June 28, 2018
The story is continuing to unfold and WJLA has a live Facebook feed, which you can watch below.
https://www.facebook.com/wjlatv/videos/10156575388488734/
Article posted with permission from The Washington Standard
