-Anne Arundel County Police confirmed they had responded to the scene of an “active shooter’ at around 3:15pm accompanied by the ATF
-60 second response time to scene
-Anne Arundel had a countywide active shooter drill just one week prior to the shooting*
-5 fatalities, others “gravely injured”
-shooter identified as a WMA carrying a “long gun”, possibly a shotgun
-an “explosive device” was also found on site
statements:
-Editor Jimmy DeButts stated, “We try to expose corruption. We fight to get access to public records & bring to light the inner workings of government despite major hurdles put in our way. The reporters & editors put their all into finding the truth. That is our mission. Will always be.”
-Crime Reporter of Capital Gazette Phil Davis stated it “was like a war zone” in the office