Shooting At Newspaper

[seer]

A shooting has occurred at the Capital Gazette in Anne Arundel County, a paper that is owned by The Baltimore Sun, according to reports from Gazette staff.

Anne Arundel County Police confirmed there was an “active shooter” at 888 Bestgate Road, where the newspaper’s offices are located. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed it was responding to a “shooting incident” at the Gazette.

Phil Davis, a Gazette reporter, said that multiple people had been shot. Police did not immediately respond to requests for further information.

Police were also at The Baltimore Sun newsroom in Baltimore. Police said there was no threat on the Sun, and that their presence was a precaution.

http://www.capitalgazette.com/bs-md-...628-story.html

Multiple' deaths

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/28...riff-says.html

[rogue06]

Lord have mercy

[DesertBerean]

Am watching. They are giving the location as Annapolis.

....ETA: it's hot here. Missed that the articles gave that location as well.

[seer]

Am watching. They are giving the location as Annapolis.

Yes, I don't get this, the New York Police are removing all the staff from their local newspapers. Abundance of caution or something else?

[DesertBerean]

Where are you getting that? Not seeing it here.

[seer]

Where are you getting that? Not seeing it here.

We have New York stations up here...

[Cow Poke]

Yes, I don't get this, the New York Police are removing all the staff from their local newspapers. Abundance of caution or something else?

Naw, I heard they are posting officers at local publication offices... unclear if it's NYC or Annapolis - that's what's weird.

[seer]

Naw, I heard they are posting officers at local publication offices... unclear if it's NYC or Annapolis - that's what's weird.

Could be, early reports are not always accurate.

[rogue06]

Could be, early reports are not always accurate.

Especially these days when everyone is in such a rush to be the first to report something.

[Cow Poke]

Especially these days when everyone is in such a rush to be the first to report something.

And, I wish I had a nickel for every time a local reporter used the word "exclusively".... "and the police told Channel 13 News EXCLUSIVELY that the shooter..... blah blah blah...." but, yeah, so anxious to be "first to report" that they often get things totally incorrect.

[DesertBerean]

Especially these days when everyone is in such a rush to be the first to report something.

....don't let me get started on that....

[Cow Poke]

Shooter (solo?) in custody - so maybe they'll get to "why".

[Cow Poke]

4 dead, shooter in custody, additional injuries. Shotgun, white male in his 20's....

[DesertBerean]

Live update right now.

[KingsGambit]

Shooter (solo?) in custody - so maybe they'll get to "why".

I just got home from work and haven't been following anything, but if it turns out he was politically motivated, I think it would be best if it wasn't reported. If he did it to send a message, giving him a platform would have justified his action in his mind.