A man armed with a shot gun and smoke grenades attacked the offices of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland Thursday, killing five of the paper’s employees and injuring several more.
The suspect, described by police as a white male in his late 30s, was taken into custody and was being questioned Thursday evening. Police have not officially released the suspect’s identity but a law enforcement official identified him as Jarrod W. Ramos, the Associated Press reports.
“This was a targeted attack on the Capital Gazette,” acting Anne Arundel County Police Chief William Krampf. “He looked for his victims as he walked through the lower level.”
Police arrived at the scene within about 60 seconds of the shooting, police spokesman Lt. Ryan Frashure told reporters, and took the suspect into custody without an exchange of gunfire. More than 170 people had been inside the building at the time of the shooting, according to police.
