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Maryland Shooting: At Least 5 Dead As Gunman Opens Fire at Newspaper Building in Annapolis

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Policemen in the US state of Maryland are searching for clues and evidence after a "targeted attack" left five people dead and turned journalists in an Anapolis newsroom into the latest victims of a mass shooting in America.

The scene outside of the newspapers The Capital and Maryland Gazette continued to be swarmed by investigators overnight as they tried to determine why a man they said was wielding a shotgun would pack smoke bombs to confuse the scene in the building's lobby before breaking windows and taking lives with gunfire as he walked between desks in the office.

At the same time, the very journalists whose newsroom had been attacked worked through the evening to ensure that the community it serves would open their front doors in the morning to find the newspaper there waiting for them.

"This was a targeted attack on the Capital Gazette," William Krampf, the Anne Arundel County acting police chief, said Thursday evening during a press conference, referring to the joint name that appears at the office to describe the two papers that work inside. "This person was prepared today to come in. This person was prepared to shoot people. His intent was to cause harm, and as I've stated before, the investigative part of this is going to be thorough, and it's going to take some time,"

Four of the victims died at the scene in the office, with one dying later in hospital, Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh said.

Shortly after the shooting, police rushed to the scene at the offices of local newspaper The Capital within a minute of being called and engaged with the suspect. The alleged shooter, identified as a white adult male in his late 30s, was found under a desk with a weapon nearby and taken into custody for questioning.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team