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| Manhunt under way after US shooting leaves three dead | Manhunt under way after US shooting leaves three dead |
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| A man suspected of killing three people and critically wounding two others is on the run in the US state of Maryland, police have said. | A man suspected of killing three people and critically wounding two others is on the run in the US state of Maryland, police have said. |
| A gunman opened fire at around 09:00 (13:00 GMT) at a countertop business about 25 miles (40km) north of the city of Baltimore, officials said. | |
| The suspect, 37-year-old Radee Labeeb Prince, is believed to have ties to the company, officials say. | The suspect, 37-year-old Radee Labeeb Prince, is believed to have ties to the company, officials say. |
| Police say the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. | Police say the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. |
| Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said all five victims were employees of the Edgewood business, Advanced Granite Solutions, but none of the victims have been identified. | Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said all five victims were employees of the Edgewood business, Advanced Granite Solutions, but none of the victims have been identified. |
| "This does appear to be a targeted attack, limited to that business," the sheriff said, adding that the victims appeared to have been shot with a handgun. | "This does appear to be a targeted attack, limited to that business," the sheriff said, adding that the victims appeared to have been shot with a handgun. |
| Advanced Granite Solutions owner Barak Caba told the AP news agency that the suspect had worked as a machine operator at the company for four months. | Advanced Granite Solutions owner Barak Caba told the AP news agency that the suspect had worked as a machine operator at the company for four months. |
| The suspect fled the scene in a black vehicle with a licence plate from the US state of Delaware, the sheriff added. | The suspect fled the scene in a black vehicle with a licence plate from the US state of Delaware, the sheriff added. |
| Local schools were placed on lockdown while the FBI and state police helped with the search. | |
| Investigators are treating the shooting as a workplace violence incident, according to Dave Fitz, a spokesman for the Baltimore FBI field office. | Investigators are treating the shooting as a workplace violence incident, according to Dave Fitz, a spokesman for the Baltimore FBI field office. |
| Governor Larry Hogan said he had activated the state's fugitive apprehension team, and two helicopters were deployed in the manhunt. | |
| He said that the two victims in hospital had survived gunshot wounds to the head. | He said that the two victims in hospital had survived gunshot wounds to the head. |