A woman harassed by a shooter from Capital Gazette says he's "tormented her"

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A former classmate of the man accused of killing five people in a Maryland newspaper last week said that she lived in fear of her cyberbullying for years and had without a doubt, he might be able to trigger such a "calculated" attack.

"As soon as they said that it had arrived at The Capital newspaper and that they could not identify their suspect, I picked up the phone and I told them: who is your suspect, "the woman, who asked to be identified as Lori, said" Today "in an exclusive interview on Monday. "I knew that he had to do anything at the level of mass shooting, he would target the capital."

Jarrod Ramos, 38, remains held without bail after being charged on Friday with five counts of first-degree murder shooting at the Capital Gazette's press room in Annapolis. Prosecutors say Ramos opened fire Thursday afternoon with a shotgun in the "coordinated" rampage – six years after he first sued the newspaper for defamation.

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The lawsuit is the result of a 2011 chronicle of the former classmate, who claimed to have been a victim of Ramos after contacting her by email in 2009 after having graduated from Arundel High School.

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Lori says that Ramos became bellicose and cursed in his messages, and suggested that she should kill herself and get a protective order.

"I do not know what he wanted" , she added. "He never asked for my phone number, he never asked me to call, you know that he never asked meet me. "

Lawyer representing Ramos did not respond to a request for comment from NBC News.

pleaded guilty in July 2011 to criminal harassment in Anne Arundel County A 90-day prison term was suspended and Ramos was held in police custody for 18 months.