Update: according to CBS, four people have been reported dead after the shooting:
NEW: Four people dead in shooting at Capital-Gazette building in Annapolis, Maryland, two sources tell @CBSNews. https://t.co/eWjaC4dGlq pic.twitter.com/ODRytMmCWU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 28, 2018
Governor Larry Hogan has issued a response:
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
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Police in Baltimore responded to an active shooter incident at the Capital Gazette newspaper offices in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The building is being evacuated while offciers continue to search for more shooters, while one suspect has been reportedly apprehended according to Annapolis Police Lt. Timothy Seipp.
A Maryland sheriff told Fox News that there are "multiple fatalities" at the offices of the paper owned by The Baltimore Sun.
Anne Arundel County Sheriff Ron Bateman told Shepard Smith that a suspect has been apprehended at the newspaper's office, located on Bestgate Road, off Defense Highway in Parole, Md.
The Capital-Gazette, which serves the Annapolis area and Kent Narrows, is a subsidiary of the Baltimore Sun newspaper, and Trace Gallagher reported that newsroom is now sweeping for possible threats. -Fox
USA Today reports at least four injuries.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is responding to the incident, which occurred only three miles from the Maryland State Capitol.
President Donald Trump, reportedly riding aboard Air Force One at the time, has been informed of the shooting, White House spokesperson Lindsay Walters said, Shepard Smith reported.
Trump has been briefed on the mass shooting in Annapolis, WH says via pool. “Our thoughts and prayers are with all that are affected," a WH spokeswoman says.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 28, 2018
From the Capital Gazette's website:
Anne Arundel County Police confirmed there was an “active shooter” at 888 Bestgate Road, where the newspaper’s offices are located. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed it was responding to a “shooting incident” at the Gazette.
Phil Davis, a Gazette reporter, said that multiple people had been shot. Police did not immediately respond to requests for further information.
A crime reporter for Capital Gazette tweeted the event:
A single shooter shot multiple people at my office, some of whom are dead.
— 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
An intern at the newspaper, Anthony Messenger, tweeted a cry for help around the time the shooting was first reported.
Active shooter 888 Bestgate please help us
— Anthony Messenger (@amesscapgaz) June 28, 2018
Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan said he is "absolutely devastated to learn of this tragedy" -- which occurred only a few miles from his chambers, according to Fox News.
Hogan said he is in contact with Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh (R), and asked that Marylanders heed "all warnings" from law enforcement and avoid the area. "[I'm] praying for those at the scene and for our community," Hogan said.
Developing.
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