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| Maryland shooting: Five killed in attack on US newspaper | |
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| A gunman has opened fire at a local newspaper office in Maryland, killing five people and wounding three. | |
| Staff at the Capital Gazette building in Annapolis said he shot through a glass door into the newsroom. | |
| "There is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your desk and then hear the gunman reload," tweeted reporter Phil Davis. | "There is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your desk and then hear the gunman reload," tweeted reporter Phil Davis. |
| Police said a suspect was now in custody and was being questioned. | Police said a suspect was now in custody and was being questioned. |
| He is reportedly refusing to co-operate with officers and a police source told CBS News that he had "damaged" his fingertips to avoid being identified. | |
| The suspect, who police say is a white male in his 20s, surrendered to officers without a struggle. | |
| He was found to be carrying fake grenades and smoke bombs in a backpack, police said. They said he used a "long gun" but did not give further details. | |
| The deputy chief of Anne Arundel County Police, William Krampf, said an item "we believed to be an explosive device" had been found at the premises and destroyed. | |
| He added that more than 170 people had been escorted safely from the building, which houses other businesses. | |
| Mr Davis, the reporter who tweeted following the incident, described the shooting at the newspaper's office in the city of Annapolis, just east of Washington DC, as being "like a war zone". | |
| He said that people were still hiding under their desks when the gunman stopped shooting. "I don't know why. I don't know why he stopped," he told the Baltimore Sun. | |
| Jimmy DeButts, the editor at the Capital Gazette, which runs several newspapers, tweeted that he was "heartbroken" following the incident. | |
| County executive Steve Schuh told a news conference: "We've had a terrible shooting incident here this afternoon. | |
| "There are several people who have died from this incident." | "There are several people who have died from this incident." |
| Federal agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, were involved in responding to the shooting. | |
| The New York City Police Department (NYPD) later said it had deployed counterterrorism teams to media organisations in and around New York City as a precaution. | |
| Maryland governor Larry Hogan said on Twitter he was "absolutely devastated" and was in contact with authorities. | Maryland governor Larry Hogan said on Twitter he was "absolutely devastated" and was in contact with authorities. |
| Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen responded to Mr Davis on Twitter, saying "journalists shouldn't have to fend off bullets in the newsroom". | |
| President Donald Trump was briefed on the shooting. He tweeted that his "thoughts and prayers" were with the victims and their families. | |
| The Capital is a daily newspaper and digital news site that is part of Capital Gazette Communications. | |
| Capital Gazette Communications publishes several local papers and is owned by the Baltimore Sun Media Group. | Capital Gazette Communications publishes several local papers and is owned by the Baltimore Sun Media Group. |