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Police confirmed that five people have died and that an armed man is being held after a shootout in the Capital Gazette building in Annapolis.
The exact number of casualties remains uncertain, but many are seriously injured, according to Anne Arundel County Police.
Only one suspect was involved, the police said.
"We always talk to the individual, we engage the individual, we try to find a motive," Anne Arundel Frashure County Police spokesman said: [19659005] A heavy police presence saturated the area and the occupants of the office building on the firing site were evacuated to a nearby shopping center.
The shooting took place around 3 pm. "There is nothing more terrifying than hearing several people being shot at while you're under your desk, then hearing from the shooter," Gazette reporter Phil Davis said on Twitter. . "Gunman walked through the glass door of the office and opened fire on several employees."
Authorities evacuated the building to a Lord and Taylor store at the mall on the other side of the street
The Capital Gazette, Annapolis Daily. It is widely read in the Maryland capital and in the county of Anne Arundel, where it is headquartered.
The newspaper prides itself on being one of the country's oldest publishers, with roots dating back to the Maryland Gazette in 1727.
"Devastated and Hated Numb," l. Gazette publisher Jimmy DeButts said on Twitter. "Please stop asking for information / interviews.I am not able to speak, just know @capgaznews reporters and editors give everything they 've got everyday.It' s n & # 's There's no 40-hour week, no big payouts – just a passion to tell stories of our community. "
About 45 minutes after filming in his office, the newspaper managed to publish news about its website CapitalGazette. com, using a story from Baltimore Sun.
The editorial staff includes 31 people
People were seen leaving offices with their hands
Karen Burd, 27, was on her fourth day at work in the tax litigation firm located in the building.
"It's crazy. You see these things on the news, but you never think that will happen to you. "
Police are seen outside a building where a shooting took place in the Capital Gazette on Thursday. (Matt McClain / The Washington Post)
A colleague told him that there was an active shooter in the building.
His first thought was to find a room to barricade. Five of them piled into the room. They called 911 to tell them that they were there and stayed there until the police came knocking on the door.
"I started praying," she says, crying. "You just think it's going to be my last day."
A police helicopter flew over the scene and more than 15 cruisers blocked a portion of the parking lot at the nearby Annapolis Mall.
Rayne Foster, who was working on the fourth floor of the building, sent a text to her daughter.
"There is an active shooter I love you."
Selleh, 19, of Sloan, said she could not believe her eyes.
"It happens in the movies, it's not supposed to happen," said Sellah, standing in front of the mall with his mother and one of his colleagues. "It should not happen."
His mother was still in shock.
"I was so scared," Foster said. "I was very scared."
She and more than a dozen others ran to a room.
"I was taking deep breaths," she says.
The police, armed with machine guns, arrived and took them out of the office. There was glass everywhere.
"We could hear them burglarizing glass doors and windows," she said. They were rushed down the stairs with their hands up. Their bags were checked "It was so surreal."
Governor Maryland Larry Hogan (R) said in a Twitter message that he was "absolutely devastated to learn from this tragedy in Annapolis."
"Your heart will be extinguished to all those who have lost their lives, to all the families and to all the people who have been affected here," Hogan said at a conference of Press held with Anne Arundel County Police and local authorities. where a shooting took place at the Capital Gazette on Thursday. (Matt McClain / The Washington Post)
