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Annapolis Gunman in Custody & Identified; 5 Dead, 2 Wounded

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Heavy.com, with its usual thoroughness on mass killing incidents, reports [heavy.com]

A 38-year-old man has been identified as the suspect who opened fire at the Capital Gazette office in Maryland, killing at least five people in a "targeted attack" on the news organization, police said. He had previously filed a defamation lawsuit [capitalgazette.com] against The Capital newspaper, which was dismissed in 2013. The dismissal was upheld in 2015 by a Maryland appellate court.

The suspect, identified by NBC News [nbcnews.com] and multiple other outlets as Jarrod Ramos, is in police custody. He has not yet been charged. Police were executing search warrants at his home in Laurel, Maryland. Ramos is a former federal employee and Maryland native who graduated from Arundel High School.

[...]The shooting happened about 2:30 p.m. Thursday [June 28] at the newsroom just outside of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Police said the suspect is a white male. Officials say he did not exchange gunfire with police before he was taken into custody after hiding somewhere in the building, underneath a desk. According to authorities, he has not been "forthcoming" with interrogators. [He carried no ID and would not give his name.]

[...]The five [dead] victims have been identified as Rob Hiaasen, Gerald Fischman, Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith, and John McNamara. Hiassen was a veteran columnist and editor. McNamara was also an editor and staff writer. Winters was a community news reporter. Fischman was an editorial page editor. Smith was a sales assistant.

[...]Two people were wounded, but suffered "superficial" injuries.

[...]A Woman Who Ramos Harassed, Leading to a Criminal Conviction, Says She Told Police "He Will Be Your Next Mass Shooter"

[...]On His Website He Said the Newspaper's Publisher Used The Capital as "His Shotgun" & He Said He'd Like to See Him & a Reporter "Cease Breathing"

Shooting at Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis

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At least five people were killed and several others were “gravely injured” in a shooting Thursday afternoon at the Capital Gazette in Anne Arundel County, authorities said.

A shooter is in custody, police said. Police would not name the suspect or say what type of weapon he used.

Anne Arundel County Police initially confirmed about 3:15 p.m. that they were responding to an “active shooter” at 888 Bestgate Road, where the newspaper’s offices are located. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded to the scene.

The Capital Gazette is owned by The Baltimore Sun.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-gazette-shooting-20180628-story.html [baltimoresun.com]

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