Live Updates: At Least 4 Dead in Shooting Outside Maryland’s Capital-Gazette Newspaper
Multiple people have been shot at The Capital-Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.
LIVE UPDATES – ALL TIMES EST…
10:29 PM — Consensus among upper-crust, establishment left-wingers: This had nothing to do with Trump, BUT…
Supporting local journalism is important, what happened today is sickening. This alleged gunman appears to have had a longstanding grudge against the paper and little else is known so far. But Trump is the only president in memory to call the press “the enemy of the people.” https://t.co/QmGBikZh0L
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 29, 2018
Troubled for years but didn’t shoot up a newsroom until today. Someone living on the edge of snapping into violence does so when violence is condoned.
And just wait for the first Right Wing Nut to tie this to Sanders being denied din din, not lax gun laws or anti-media rhetoric.
— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) June 29, 2018
10:27 PM — CNN political analyst Brian Karem says on air: “We’ve joined the ranks of Russia and 3rd-world nations where reporters’ lives aren’t safe.”
This talking point seems in keeping with the network’s general tone tonight. Earlier, host Chris Cuomo delivered this monologue:
The shooting, taken together with the kids stranded at the border and the political punchfest that we’re suffering, all lead us to the same problem: those kids torn from parents, dumped all over the country, the harshness of that move, the lies about fixing it, the slow fade of interest in our society about it. The empty calls for civility; why empty? Because they’re mostly made those who are decidedly uncivil. And yeah, I’m talking about the president, those around him who excuse and empower his talk, his media friends that echo and reward it, the idea of suggesting today that this shooting is to be blamed on the left is as baseless, unproductive, and frankly stupid as it is to point to the other side.
10:25 PM — Ramos’s purported feud with the newspaper started with a story on his alleged cyberstalking and harassment of a former high school classmate.
“He’s a f***** nut job” –woman who says she was stalked by suspect in fatal shooting of 5 people at Capital Gazette in Annapolis…says she warned former police official years ago..”he will be your next mass shooter”
— Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) June 29, 2018
10:17 PM — More blue checkmark finger pointing.
Honest question, Sarah: is it at all possible that President Trump calling the media the enemy of the American people has contributed to a mentally unstable person taking matters into their own hands? https://t.co/CsfiNOOpEq
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) June 28, 2018
My journalist brethren are now hunted prey, and despite Trump’s sanctimonious “thoughts and prayers,” their blood is on his willing hands.
— frazier moore (@tvfrazier) June 29, 2018
Trump has blood on his hands. https://t.co/UkxtAbaxGp
— Steven Boyer 🔥 (@SteveBoyer5000) June 28, 2018
It is your hateful rhetoric, Trump, that set the atmosphere for this henious tragedy. You put in the minds of the people that the press is the enemy of the state and you’ve done nothing to stem the tide of assault weapons. You have blood on your hands!#CapitalGazzette
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) June 28, 2018
Blood is on Trump’s uncivil, unpatriotic and un-American hands. https://t.co/LCzID0uL8a
— Alexander Heffner (@heffnera) June 28, 2018
This day is a stain on this country. Trump emboldened neo-Nazis and alt-right members that day, and the blood shed is on his hands. https://t.co/uvukqyWvqY
— Rashad Robinson (@rashadrobinson) June 28, 2018
Seems to me that shooting up a newsroom is a natural extension of proclaiming that our worst enemies are those reporting news we don’t like that we decide to propagandize as “fake.” The violence today lies at Trump’s feet. The blood in Annapolis is on his hate-feeding hands. https://t.co/Gv7dOz1KCs
— Scott Santens (@scottsantens) June 28, 2018
Journalism is literally under attack in this country and blood is on Trump’s hands as well as on the entire @gop – start packing up your offices now. #BlueWave2018 is coming at you.
— Melanie Benjamin (@MelanieBen) June 28, 2018
10:16 PM — More victims identified.
HAPPENING NOW: Police release the names of the 5 victims of the Maryland Newspaper shooting during press conference https://t.co/Cc5uAoLqGW pic.twitter.com/PksrQpymlg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 29, 2018
Victims in the Annapolis shooting were all employees at the Capital Gazzette:
Wendi Winters
Rebecca Smith
Robert Hiaason
Gerald Fischman
John McNemara
— Liam Martin (@LiamWBZ) June 29, 2018
10:13 PM —
Canadian PM Trudeau: “Journalists tell the stories of our communities, protect democracy, & often put their lives on the line just to do their jobs. Today’s attack in Annapolis is devastating. Our hearts go out to all the victims & their families.”
— NBC News World (@NBCNewsWorld) June 29, 2018
10:12 PM —
Just got off the phone with former Capital publisher and editor Tom Marquardt. He said of Ramos, “I remember telling our attorneys, ‘This is a guy who is going to come in and shoot us.’ “
Marquardt said he considered a restraining order and asked police to intervene in 2013.
— Erin Cox (@ErinatTheSun) June 29, 2018
10:07 PM — The blue checkmark hot takes, contrary to the facts, are still rolling in:
Trump had called the journalists at the Capital Gazette the “enemy of the people” four days ago. pic.twitter.com/DJo4ZeXuw3
— Anirvan Ghosh (@anirvanghosh) June 29, 2018
Yeah, but he didn’t act on it until trump declared open season on reporters.
— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) June 29, 2018
9:58 PM — Archived thread on Ramos’s purported Twitter account.
9:57 PM —
#CapitalGazette Editor Rob Hiaasen among the journalists killed in #Annapolis newsroom. Brother of novelist Carl Hiaasen. From Washington Post: https://t.co/O08ceMZ0no @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/F6gnklEjFn
— Andrea McCarren (@AndreaMcCarren) June 29, 2018
9:36 PM — More hot takes that have aged poorly:
Considering Putin’s history of dead journalists, Putin is mightily impressed with his little boy Trump today
— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) June 28, 2018
Trump propaganda IS THE REASON JOURNALISTS ARE IN DANGER. https://t.co/0PD170lRDa
— steven pasquale (@StevePasquale) June 28, 2018
Will no one in the Republican Party have the courage to call for Donald Trump to resign the Presidency? This man has ceaselessly propagated hate against journalists for years, calling them the enemy of the American people. Today’s killings are the direct consequence.
— Mikko Alanne (@MikkoAlanne) June 28, 2018
When you have a president who says the press is “enemy of the people” is it surprising that someone shoots up a newspaper office? @realDonaldTrump has blood on his hands. He loves inciting people even after seeing the consequences in places like Charlottesville. #CapitalGazette
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) June 28, 2018
As a former newspaper journalist, this is exactly what we knew would happen once this Trump anti-media narrative started. Fuck. https://t.co/2Sm7YTrlJK
— GABY 🏳️🌈 (@gabydunn) June 28, 2018
NBC is reporting that this shooter may not have been ideologically motivated.
So let me be clear: I stand by what I said. You cannot be POTUS, hold rally after rally to attack reporters, calling them fake, disgusting/dishonest & not expect someone to think shooting them is ok.
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) June 29, 2018
The shooting today in the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland cannot reasonably be separated from the President’s mission to villainize the press as “the enemy of the American people.”
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) June 28, 2018
Mental. And people will tell us it’s definitely not about anything trump said about journalists
— Sinead O’Carroll (@SineadOCarroll) June 28, 2018
just a tiny sample of all the times trump has incited his followers to hate and fear journalists pic.twitter.com/2oCrDBG4gM
— Caitlin Hu (@husca) June 28, 2018
Donald Trump has repeatedly and angrily branded the press as a threat, as the enemy, as a danger to America.
Someone just shot up a newsroom and killed journalists.
He has blood on his hands.
— Mike P Williams 🌹 (@Mike_P_Williams) June 28, 2018
Donald Trump called journalists the enemy of the people.
— Zac Petkanas (@Zac_Petkanas) June 28, 2018
It’s journalism’s job to approach stories and subjects objectively. It’s also journalism’s job to report facts. Any responsible reporter has to note that many of Trump’s most ardent supporters want journalists dead. Whoever the Annapolis gunman is, he granted their wish.
— Scott Heins (@scottheins) June 28, 2018
Don’t tell me this has nothing to do with politics. This is what happens when leaders from the president downwards do all they can to radicalize their base against journalists.
Donald Trump: you did this. You. And everyone who helped spread your message. https://t.co/owyHmeoLqn
— Elad Nehorai (@PopChassid) June 28, 2018
I’m getting my oil changed in Maryland watching local coverage of the #Annapolis shooting. I teach journalism students. The anti-press rhetoric of the right & the president can’t be separated from this violence
— Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) June 28, 2018
9:32 PM — Bio: “Pulitzer winner.”
While Jarrod W Ramos follows no one on Twitter (from his known account) there seem to be a good number of Trump supporters and members of the alt right who follow him. #journalists #capitalgazette
— Thomas Peele (@thomas_peele) June 29, 2018
9:30 PM — Now it appears the motivation for the shooting has little if anything to do with politics. Some blue check marks are still digging in with blame for Trump.
An account allegedly belonging to the Annapolis shooter makes frequent threats toward the paper, refers to “journalist hell,” includes multiple Charlie Hebdo references and memes, and warns the paper against calling Donald Trump “unqualified.”
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) June 29, 2018
The Annapolis shooting suspect is confirmed as Jarrod Warren Ramos. Six years ago he sued Capital Gazette and lost. But he didn’t bother to shoot up the place until after Donald Trump started promoting violence and scapegoating journalists. This is precisely as ugly as we thought
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) June 29, 2018
9:16 PM — The Capital Gazette reports on Ramos’s long-running vendetta:
On Thursday evening, federal and local law enforcement officials blocked off with crime-scene tape the Laurel apartment complex listed as the address for Ramos, whose dispute with the Capital began in July 2011 when a columnist at the paper covered a criminal harassment case against him.
In 2012, Ramos brought a defamation suit against the columnist and the paper’s former editor and publisher. In 2015, Maryland’s second-highest court upheld a ruling in favor of the Capital Gazette and a former reporter who were accused by Ramos of defamation.
9:00 PM — Multiple reports claim the identity of the attacker is Jarrod Ramos, who reportedly has had a legal feud with the Capital Gazette since 2012:
Capital Gazette shooting suspect Jarrod W. Ramos, 38, filed a defamation lawsuit against the paper and a columnist in 2012. https://t.co/YFUW6pFTXV
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) June 29, 2018
BREAKING: NBC has identified the Capital Gazette shooting suspect in Annapolis as 38-year-old Jarrod Ramos.
— Ryan Saavedra 🇺🇸 (@RealSaavedra) June 29, 2018
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED: Jarrod Ramos, a white male in his 30s, has been identified in connection to the Capital Gazette shooting https://t.co/W6y4ALY4Z2 pic.twitter.com/oWErZAUMhp
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) June 29, 2018
The suspected shooter Jarrod W Ramos had an extensive history of legal and social media attacks on capital gazette
— Richard Winton (@LAcrimes) June 29, 2018
8:30 PM —
Deputy Chief William Krampf: “We mentioned before about the improvised explosive device. That is not an IED, it was actually canisters of smoke grenades that he used inside of the building when he entered the establishment.” https://t.co/jqKHHVLXCR pic.twitter.com/0d0BEyVo60
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 29, 2018
8:15 PM — Annapolis police said in a press conference, “We have no information about facial recognition or anything about [the suspect’s] fingerprints,” and, “We have no knowledge at all that he was targeting anyone specific at the Capital.”
BREAKING: Police: Threats sent to Maryland newspaper via social media before shooting, working to confirm connection to suspect.
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 29, 2018
7:37 PM — NBC News reports the suspect has been identified through facial recognition software:
BREAKING / NBC News: A 39 year old white male has been positively identified through the use of facial recognition software as the shooter at a newspaper in Annapolis, authorities say.
A court authorized search of the suspect’s home is underway. Reported with @jonathan4ny
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) June 28, 2018
Capital Gazette parent company Tronc has released a statement on the shooting:
NEW: tronc, Inc., parent company of the Capital Gazette says, “We are deeply saddened today by the attack in our Capital-Gazette newsroom.”
“We are focused now on providing our employees and their families with support during this tragic time.” https://t.co/7wAZZPf1ER pic.twitter.com/rDiYpSUI4n
— ABC News (@ABC) June 28, 2018
7:20 PM — White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted a statement condemning “the evil act of senseless violence in Annapolis”:
Strongly condemn the evil act of senseless violence in Annapolis, MD. A violent attack on innocent journalists doing their job is an attack on every American. Our prayers are with the victims and their friends and families.
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) June 28, 2018
6:53 PM — Capital-Gazette employees say the paper will have a print edition tomorrow.
We also don’t know anything about motive in this incident.
— Chase Cook (@chaseacook) June 28, 2018
I can tell you this: We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow.
— Chase Cook (@chaseacook) June 28, 2018
Continuing to cover story with Capital journalists Chase Cook and Pat Ferguson. Thanks to our @baltimoresun colleagues who are here too. There will be a Capital Friday.
— Joshua McKerrow (@joshuamckerrow) June 28, 2018
6:39 PM — Outraged White House reporters act like they’re louder than Marine One.
“Can you please talk to us about the dead reporters in Annapolis?”
“Do you have any words of condolence for the families, Mr. President?”
“Why are you walking away?”
Pres. Trump does not comment when asked about the deadly Maryland newsroom shooting.https://t.co/5ZcmEVQW9z pic.twitter.com/heIzI7S4Ck
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 28, 2018
6:29 PM — Annapolis mayor: “Today’s tragedy will not be the new normal for our city.”
Statement from Annapolis City Mayor Gavin Buckley on today’s shooting at Capital Gazette. @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/kpY7UWAFzI
— Scott Taylor ABC 7 (@ScottTaylorTV) June 28, 2018
6:27 PM — Never-Trumper Cheri Jacobus responding to a message contrasting Sarah Sanders’ ejection from a Lexington restaurant and Trump “[telling] his rallies that the Press is an Enemy of the People”:
And now there are five people shot dead in an Annapolis newsroom
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) June 28, 2018
6:24 PM — He knows we don’t have all the facts yet, but…
I know news from Annapolis is still rolling in, but I can’t help but think this is what happens when Trump calls the free press the “enemy of the people.”https://t.co/41j07Td7eK
— Thor Benson (@thor_benson) June 28, 2018
6:24 PM —
Law enforcement have a name for the shooter at the Capital Gazette, County Exec Steve Schuh tells @wolfblitzer on @CNNSitRoom. He would not disclose the name.
— Adam Levine (@cnnadam) June 28, 2018
6:06 PM — Executive Director of the Radio Television Digital News Association:
While the motive of today’s shooting remains unknown, in an abundance of caution @RTDNA urges all newsrooms across the country to swiftly double down on the security of their buildings following the tragic mass shooting at the #CapitalGazette in #Annapolis. #JournalistSafety
— Dan Shelley (@MurrowNYC) June 28, 2018
5:58 PM —
Tactical teams have cleared the entire building at 888 Westgate Road, which includes #Annapolis @capgaznews newsroom. Building is secure. About 170 people were inside. SWAT team is here leaving the building minutes ago. #CapitalGazetteShooting pic.twitter.com/ZgUH95L0O6
— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) June 28, 2018
5:55 PM —
CBS News has learned alleged gunman damaged his fingertips so law enforcement cannot identify him. https://t.co/eWjaC4dGlq pic.twitter.com/6dMeurgxbc
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 28, 2018
5:53 PM — Statement from Vice President Mike Pence.
VP Pence: “We are monitoring the horrific shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis. Karen & I are praying for the victims and their families. We commend the swift action by law enforcement and all the first responders on the scene.” https://t.co/ivi7CqqvVH
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) June 28, 2018
5:50 PM —
CBS News is reporting that the suspected shooter at Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland had fake grenades, according to a senior law enforcement source
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) June 28, 2018
5:46 PM — Audio of Sean Hannity’s immediate reaction to hearing the news of the Annapolis shooting. On his national radio show, Hannity brought up Rep. Maxine Waters: “I’ve been saying now for days that something horrible’s gonna happen because of the rhetoric. Really, Maxine? You want people to create — ‘Call your friends, get in their faces,’ and Obama said that, too.”
VIDEO: Sean Hannity seemed to blame Rep. Maxine Waters for shooting at Maryland newsroom. “Really Maxine?” Hannity asked on his radio show, pic.twitter.com/5nYy43qKxa
— News This Second (@NewsThisSecond) June 28, 2018
5:42 PM —
BREAKING: Suspected explosive device found in Maryland newspaper office after shooting – police https://t.co/CeNbPWJkYG pic.twitter.com/4zWIxJubam
— Reuters TV (@ReutersTV) June 28, 2018
5:37 PM —
“Just last week on Thursday they completed an active assailant exercise at a local school campus for this exact type of response, never imagining that within a few days later we’d be talking about real fatalities,” Jane Schlegal of WNAV Radio says about #CapitalGazette shooting. pic.twitter.com/NlZ8npowln
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 28, 2018
5:30 PM — The office’s door “had been blown to pieces.”
Man who works across from the Capital Gazette offices describes hearing a “loud noise… an incredibly loud bang.”
“I saw a guy holding a gun. The door of the Capital Gazette had been blown to pieces. It was in shattered pieces all on the carpet.” https://t.co/6aAa8rv3qC pic.twitter.com/y4RCb7c7zg
— ABC News (@ABC) June 28, 2018
5:28 PM — Stories from two women elsewhere in the building:
BREAKING: I just interviewed 2 women who were in the Annapolis building when the #CapitalGazette shooting happened. They just evacuated moments ago. Multiple people are dead. @nbcwashington @msnbc @Nbcnews pic.twitter.com/a6dGnOAStA
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) June 28, 2018
5:26 PM — Reaction from Capital-Gazette editor:
Devastated & heartbroken. Numb. Please stop asking for information/interviews. I’m in no position to speak, just know @capgaznews reporters & editors give all they have every day. There are no 40 hour weeks, no big paydays – just a passion for telling stories from our communty.
— Jimmy DeButts (@jd3217) June 28, 2018
We keep doing more with less. We find ways to cover high school sports, breaking news, tax hikes, school budgets & local entertainment.
— Jimmy DeButts (@jd3217) June 28, 2018
We are there in times of tragedy. We do our best to share the stories of people, those who make our community better. Please understand, we do all this to serve our community.
— Jimmy DeButts (@jd3217) June 28, 2018
We try to expose corruption. We fight to get access to public records & bring to light the inner workings of government despite major hurdles put in our way. The reporters & editors put their all into finding the truth. That is our mission. Will always be.
— Jimmy DeButts (@jd3217) June 28, 2018
5:25 PM —
No comment from Trump on Annapolis shooting as he returned to WH. pic.twitter.com/HxodQ5Eo60
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 28, 2018
5:21 PM —
BREAKING: Official: Suspect in newspaper shooting is white male; believed to have used shotgun; not cooperating with investigators.
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 28, 2018
5:08 PM — More Blue Check Mark blame — this time from the man who was excoriated for an insensitive joke about the terrorist attack on an Ariana Grande concert in the U.K. and flipped out on McDonald’s employees for not giving him a free refill on a drink ordered at their drive-thru.
You mean the hard working media that you encouraged your followers to assault and kill? I seriously doubt your “thoughts and prayers” welcomed by the friends families of the deceased #Annapolis #GunControlNon https://t.co/ilh54QduDz
— David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) June 28, 2018
5:06 PM — The Capital-Gazette has published its own reporting on the shooting, with more details from reporter Phil Davis, who tweeted soon after the attack:
Davis said it “was like a war zone” inside the newspaper’s offices — a situation that would be “hard to describe for a while.”
“I’m a police reporter. I write about this stuff — not necessarily to this extent, but shootings and death — all the time,” he said. “But as much as I’m going to try to articulate how traumatizing it is to be hiding under your desk, you don’t know until you’re there and you feel helpless.”
Davis said he and others were still hiding under their desks when the shooter stopped firing.
“I don’t know why. I don’t know why he stopped,” he said.
Police arrived and surrounded the shooter, Davis said. He declined to elaborate.
Authorities said police responded to the scene within a minute. “If they were not there as quickly as they were it could have been a lot worse,” Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said.
4:54 PM — Reuters editor says Trump has blood on his hands.
This is what happens when @realDonaldTrump calls journalists the enemy of the people. Blood is on your hands, Mr. President. Save your thoughts and prayers for your empty soul.
At least four people killed in Maryland newspaper shooting: reports https://t.co/BXNOhj5BDx
— Rob Cox (@rob1cox) June 28, 2018
4:53 PM — President Trump tweets:
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
4:49 PM — Authorities confirm five fatalities.
Officials say 5 confirmed dead and several others injured in shooting at capital gazette newspaper in Annapolis MD #BREAKING #wcvb
— Katie Thompson (@KThompson_WCVB) June 28, 2018
#BREAKING: Law enforcement say there are at least 5 dead and 7 others injured in Capital gazette shooting in Annapolis, Maryland
— Mike Cherry (@MikeCherryWMUR) June 28, 2018
4:47 PM — Local Maryland station WBAL reports at least six people were wounded in the attack.
4:46 PM —
NEW: Official: “Building secure for a tactical standpoint…right now we believe there are no other shooters in the building.” https://t.co/qP14tZdgWZ pic.twitter.com/T9bqaP0eAs
— ABC News (@ABC) June 28, 2018
4:39 PM — Press conference commences:
Several people have died and several others injured in Annapolis shooting, Anne Arundel County Executive announces.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) June 28, 2018
MD @GovLarryHogan: “our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. … It’s a tragic situation. We don’t have all the information yet. We have had several fatalities. Several people in the hospital.” #Annapolis
— Nick DiMarco (@NickDiMarco) June 28, 2018
4:38 PM —
UPDATE: Fox News reports the building manager for the space the Capital Gazette is located in says there is no security at the building and that anyone can walk in.
— FOX 13 News Utah (@fox13) June 28, 2018
4:37 PM —
“We have just learned from CBS News law enforcement sources that the suspect is refusing to identify himself,” @adrianasdiaz reporting. #CapitalGazette https://t.co/eWjaC4dGlq pic.twitter.com/tSlUgwMxG2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 28, 2018
4:33 PM — Anne Arundel Medical Center’s campus in Annapolis was placed on lockdown following the Capital Gazette shooting. “We are not allowing visitors to the hospital at this time. We ask all employees, visitors, patients, and volunteers to stay in our buildings,” a hospital spokesperson said.
4:30 PM — First info on suspect:
#BREAKING: CBS News reports shooter in The Capital Gazette newspaper is a white male, had no ID, and is in his 20s. https://t.co/TH3awSGrkE pic.twitter.com/59TxrpEDA6
— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) June 28, 2018
SCANNER AUDIO: Anne Arundel County radio traffic during Capital Gazette shooting – approx. 2:50pm:
Officer 1: “All units, all units, limit your transmissions. Do we have any kind of intel on our shooter?”
Officer 2: “White male with a ponytail.”
Courtesy: @Broadcastify pic.twitter.com/lUrwtRvz43
— Kevin Lewis (@ABC7Kevin) June 28, 2018
4:29 PM — Following the Capital-Gazette shooting, NYPD is deploying officers to New York City-based newsrooms out of “an abundance of caution,” reports Fox News’ Shepard Smith.
“We’ve been informed by the New York City Police Department that NYPD is now moving personnel out of an abundance of caution to the headquarters of all the major news media outlets in our city,” the Fox News anchor reported. “I can’t begin to count how many there are. Every major network is located here. ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC. We have eight local television stations which do local news. A multitude of others. The New York police department now mobilizing personnel out of caution to the headquarters of all major news outlets in America’s largest city.”
4:13 PM — “We don’t expect… major casualties, several hundred casualties. We do have injuries, I can confirm that.”
Police say they are still securing the Capital Gazette building. Urging public to avoid area. Reunification center is at Annapolis Mall Lord & Taylor. pic.twitter.com/PVszFojAJD
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) June 28, 2018
Transcript of Anne Arundel Police Lt. Frashure’s statements and comments to the press regarding the Annapolis/Capital Gazette shooting just now (raw transcript): pic.twitter.com/AWfnZm4pQI
— Melanie Schmitz (@MelsLien) June 28, 2018
4:11 PM — Views of the police presence outside the paper from its parent newspaper, the Baltimore Sun:
Massive police response outside @capgaznews newsroom. A few reporters gathered outside here. Police keeping us back pic.twitter.com/0zAqpRoaLw
— Tim Prudente (@Tim_Prudente) June 28, 2018
This was the scene earlier outside the Capital Gazette in Annapolis. First reports of a shooting were around 2:40 p.m. pic.twitter.com/dolULaqbb5
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) June 28, 2018
4:09 PM — Reactions from Maryland pols:
Devastating. My heart is with Capital Gazette and the people of Annapolis right now. As information continues to come in, I remain as grateful as ever for our first responders. If you’re in the area, please stay inside and stay safe. https://t.co/PyCAjfvd1R
— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) June 28, 2018
My heart is with the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims as we learn more about this terrible situation. We must unite to end the violence. https://t.co/MINrFfTfUr
— Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) June 28, 2018
Horrified to hear of the shooting at @capgaznews in Annapolis. If you are in the area of Bestgate road please take every precaution until we know more. These are some of the most dedicated journalists in Maryland. My thoughts and prayers are with each of them.
— Mike Busch (@SpeakerBusch) June 28, 2018
4:07 PM — “A law enforcement source told CNN the shooting happened in the newsroom.”
4:06 PM —
“It appears that the bomb squad is also attempting to clear a package that was left in the building by someone that they have not identified as of yet right now,” CBS News security analyst Paul Violis says of Annapolis shooting situation. https://t.co/eWjaC4dGlq pic.twitter.com/Be46g8YwIp
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 28, 2018
3:59 PM — A shotgun was involved in the incident, according to sources for WJLA.
3:52 PM — A Capital-Gazette employee shares what he witnessed:
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
3:45 PM — CBS News reports at least four people were killed in the shooting.
#BREAKING: CBS News says 4 people are reportedly dead in a mass shooting at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis. Suspect is now in custody. https://t.co/pizznM3NCv pic.twitter.com/I4fdOTKSqA
— KDKA (@KDKA) June 28, 2018
3:31 PM — 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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