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Maryland shooting: Manhunt underway after gunman shoots three dead in business park | |
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Three people are dead after a shooting at a business park in Maryland, with the gunman believed to be still on the loose. | Three people are dead after a shooting at a business park in Maryland, with the gunman believed to be still on the loose. |
Sheriffs for Harford County said they were on the scene at the Emmorton Business Park in Edgewood - about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Baltimore - with two other people critically injured. | Sheriffs for Harford County said they were on the scene at the Emmorton Business Park in Edgewood - about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Baltimore - with two other people critically injured. |
Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said police are currently looking for the suspected gunman. Maryland State Police identified 37-year-old Radee Labeeb Prince as the alleged shooter. | Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said police are currently looking for the suspected gunman. Maryland State Police identified 37-year-old Radee Labeeb Prince as the alleged shooter. |
Mr Gahler also said the suspect fled the scene in a black 2008 GMC Acadia with Delaware license plates and should be "considered armed and dangerous," the Baltimore Sun newspaper reported. | |
All five victims are believed to be employees of Advanced Granite Solutions, where the shooting happened, the sheriff said. | All five victims are believed to be employees of Advanced Granite Solutions, where the shooting happened, the sheriff said. |
According to police, Mr Prince is an employee of the company though that was unclear at first. | |
They said a gunman walked into the business with a handgun and shot five employees just before 10 am local time. | They said a gunman walked into the business with a handgun and shot five employees just before 10 am local time. |
The two injured were taken to Baltimore's Shock Trauma Center, part of the University of Maryland Medical Center. | The two injured were taken to Baltimore's Shock Trauma Center, part of the University of Maryland Medical Center. |
Other businesses in the Emmorton complex and five schools in the Edgewood area have been placed on lockdown — meaning students are being kept in the buildings, and visitors are not permitted — at the advice of the sheriff's office, the county school system has said. | Other businesses in the Emmorton complex and five schools in the Edgewood area have been placed on lockdown — meaning students are being kept in the buildings, and visitors are not permitted — at the advice of the sheriff's office, the county school system has said. |
Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) are also on the scene to assist local police. | Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) are also on the scene to assist local police. |
Mr Gahler has also said police do not believe any other individuals were involved in the shooting and that it appears "to be a target attack, limited to that business." | Mr Gahler has also said police do not believe any other individuals were involved in the shooting and that it appears "to be a target attack, limited to that business." |
According to the local newspaper, a residence in Cecil County, Maryland has been searched in relation to the incident. | According to the local newspaper, a residence in Cecil County, Maryland has been searched in relation to the incident. |
Cast and crew from the Netflix programme House of Cards were filming nearby and are also on lockdown. Actress Robin Wright is on set, but actor Kevin Spacey was reportedly not on set today. | |
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said in a statement that "state helicopters are in the air and state troopers are on the ground from multiple barracks" to assist in bringing in the suspect in this "tragic shooting." | |
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