Updated at 5:45pm:
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Police say five people have been killed and several others were “gravely injured” in a shooting at a building housing a Maryland newspaper.
Anne Arundel County Acting Police Chief William Krampf confirmed the deaths Thursday at a news conference.
Gov. Larry Hogan has previously said that there were “several fatalities and several people in the hospital.”
Lt Ryan Frashure of Anne Arundel County Police says the building is now secure and a suspect had been taken into custody.
President Donald Trump says his “thoughts and prayers” are with the victims of the shooting at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and their families.
Trump says in a tweet that he was briefed on the shooting at The Capital Gazette before departing Wisconsin.
He says, “My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families” and thanks “all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene.”
Police have confirmed that the suspect in a deadly shooting at a Maryland newspaper is a white male who was armed with a long gun.
Anne Arundel County Police Lt. Ryan Frashure also told a news conference that police recovered what they believe to be an explosive device from the building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis.
He said the device “was taken care of,” but didn’t elaborate. He says authorities don’t believe there are any other explosives at the site.
Original Story:
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Multiple people have been shot at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.
The Baltimore Sun, which owns the Annapolis newspaper, says a reporter told them of the shooting Thursday afternoon.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it is responding to reports of the shooting.
Marc Limansky is a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Police Department. He says officers are searching the building in Annapolis where the shooting was reported. He says the situation is “active and ongoing.”
On TV reports, people could be seen leaving the building with their hands up, as police officers urged them to depart through a parking lot and officers converged on the building.
