A man who had a long-running feud with an Annapolis newspaper blasted his way through its newsroom with a shotgun, killing at least five people in one of the deadliest attacks recorded on a US media outlet, authorities said.
A man who had a long-running feud with an Annapolis newspaper blasted his way through its newsroom with a shotgun, killing at least five people in one of the deadliest attacks recorded on a US media outlet, authorities said.
The suspect fired through a glass door, looked for victims and then sprayed the newsroom of The Capital Gazette with gunfire, police and a witness said.
Acting police chief of the Anne Arundel County Police Department, William Krampf, said assistant editor Rob Hiaasen, 59, was among the victims.
Wendi Winters, 65, Rebecca Smith, 34, Gerald Fischman, 61, and John McNamara were also killed. Ms Smith was a sales assistant and the others were journalists.
“This person was prepared today to come in, this person was prepared to shoot people. His intent was to cause harm,” Mr Krampf said.
US media named the suspect as Jarrod Ramos, 38, of Laurel.
