Police say it was a targeted attack on the newspaper.
A man is in custody after five people were killed, and others “gravely injured” in a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland.
According to police, it was a “targeted attack” on the newspaper.
“This was a targeted attack on the Capital Gazette,” says Deputy Chief Bill Krampf at a presser following the deadly shooting at the newspaper in Annapollis. https://t.co/fWch3iBo2N pic.twitter.com/sLT84MSmOX
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) June 29, 2018
According to reports, “A shooter is in custody, police said. Police would not name the suspect. The attacker had mutilated his fingers in an apparent attempt to make it harder to identify him, according to a law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity. The official said investigators still managed to identify him, though it was not clear how.”
Phil Davis – the crime reporter for the Capital Gazette – was in the building as the shooting took place, and tweeted about what happened:
I will tweet what I can while I wait to be interviewed by police.
— Phil Davis (@PhilDavis_CG) June 28, 2018
A single shooter shot multiple people at my office, some of whom are dead.
— Phil Davis (@PhilDavis_CG) June 28, 2018
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.
— Phil Davis (@PhilDavis_CG) 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 (@PhilDavis_CG) June 28, 2018
I'm currently waiting to be interviewed by police, so I'm safe and no longer at the office.
— Phil Davis (@PhilDavis_CG) June 28, 2018
US President Donald Trump shared his thoughts on Twitter:
“Prior to departing Wisconsin, I was briefed on the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene.”
Prior to departing Wisconsin, I was briefed on the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2018
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My thoughts and prayers are also with the victims!
I also offer my condolences to the family of the dead and to those injured.