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The CBS affiliate, KRQE, ended its broadcast Sunday night after an intruder broke into his building. (Google Earth)
A New Mexico television station abruptly canceled its newscasts Sunday after an unknown man entered the building and on the news of the station.
In a 19459012 statement, CBS affiliate KRQE stated that he had to abandon both news reports while police searched the building in downtown Albuquerque.
"An hour and a half later, the police gave us everything clear and we were able to continue our broadcast operations.The Albuquerque Police Service did not respond to requests for comments Monday morning
But the agency told NBC News that a man of about 20 years carrying a backpack was entering the KRQE newsroom a few days later An armed man opened fire on a newspaper office in Annapolis, Md., killing five.
The man in Albuquerque was escorted out of the KRQE building, but he came back later
Officer Simon Drobik, a police spokesperson Cal led to the building around 8:30 pm After the man sat down in the entire newsroom, the Albuquerque newspaper was reported.
The building was evacuated while police dogs swept the building. The affiliate of NBC KOB, who was found on the other side of the street, was also placed in lockout.
Employees were allowed to return just before 23:00. The police did not find the man
"Everyone at the KRQE is safe," the station reporter and anchor of the weekend Madeline Schmitt has tweeted later in the evening. "We have not taken the antenna tonight at 9 am and 10 am because of a situation involving the police.I will postpone any further comments to my managers – but be aware that we are all Thank you very much to the hard work of @ABQPOLICE! "
Information on the identity of the man and the reason for his entry into the building was not immediately available. NBC stated that he had made no threat when he was escorted out of the property. Police continue investigation
"Given recent attacks on the media, we would not take any risks," Drobik said, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
On Thursday, an armed man killed five people and injured two others after firing a shot through the glass doors of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis. Police said Jarrod Ramos had a personal grudge against the newspaper. The Post reported that he had lost a defamation suit against the Capital Gazette in 2015 about a column he claimed was defamed.
Ramos was charged with five counts of first degree murder. Five employees – Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters – were killed.
The attack, which has intensified security in the country's newsrooms, appears to be the deadliest against journalists in the United States.
Lynh Bui, Ovetta Wiggins and Tom Jackman contributed to this article.
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