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'Multiple deaths' in Maryland shooting, female suspect held Maryland shooting: Woman kills three, turns gun on herself
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A suspect believed to be a woman has shot and killed at least three people in a gun attack at a warehouse complex in the US state of Maryland. A woman shot dead three people and injured three more before turning a gun on herself in an attack at a warehouse complex in Maryland.
The shooting happened on Thursday morning at a pharmacy distribution centre in Perryman, near Baltimore.The shooting happened on Thursday morning at a pharmacy distribution centre in Perryman, near Baltimore.
Police confirmed "multiple fatalities" while law enforcement sources told CBS News the suspect in custody was female. Police said the attacker, 26, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The motive for her attack is still unclear.
The source added that the motive was still unclear - but there were no indications it was terrorism related. Mass shootings by women are rare, with more than 95% of such attacks in the US carried out by men.
If it is confirmed that the shooter is female, it would be a rare mass shooting by a woman in the US where more than 95% of such attacks are carried out by men.
'Officers fired no shots''Officers fired no shots'
The Maryland attack has also left "multiple wounded", the Harford County Sheriff's Office said, adding that the suspect is in custody in "critical condition". The shooter was a temporary employee who reported for work as usual that morning, Harford County Sheriff's Office said.
But shortly after 09:00 local time (13:00 GMT) she began shooting outside, then inside the facility, with a 9mm Glock handgun that she had brought with her.
Police were on the scene within five minutes, by which time the shooter had killed three people and injured three more.
Officers found the suspect in a critical condition, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head - she died later in hospital.
Her identity has not been officially released.
She owned and had registered the handgun, and had taken several magazines of ammunition with her, police said.
The sheriff's office initially urged residents to avoid the area, which is about 40km (25 miles) north-east of Baltimore.The sheriff's office initially urged residents to avoid the area, which is about 40km (25 miles) north-east of Baltimore.
But it later tweeted that "we do not believe there is any further threat to the community".But it later tweeted that "we do not believe there is any further threat to the community".
FBI officers were deployed to the scene just minutes after first reports of the shooting at the Rite Aid centre emerged at 09:06 local time (13:06 GMT).
At a news conference later on Thursday, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said it appeared that the suspect had a single handgun, and officers did not fire any shots at the scene.
US media reports say that the Maryland killer is a disgruntled employee, but this has not been confirmed by officials.
The identity of the shooter has not been publicly released.