ABERDEEN, Md. — A shooting Thursday at a Rite Aid warehouse center near Aberdeen, Maryland, left "multiple fatalities" and many wounded, sheriff's officials said.
Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler called the shooting a "tragic event" but declined to specify the number of dead and injured or to take questions from reporters at a news conference.
The sheriff said a suspect, who appeared to use a single handgun in the shooting. was hospitalized in critical condition. Gahler said no shots were fired by law enforcement officers but did not elaborate on how the suspect was injured.
The Associated Press quoted an unidentified law enforcement official as saying three people were killed in the incident 35 miles northeast of Baltimore.
Raymond Fang, trauma medical director at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, said four adults were treated for gunshot wounds. He would not discuss their conditions nor did he say whether the shooter was among the patients.
WBAL-TV and NBC News reported that the suspect is a female.
The shooting occurred at a Rite Aid support facility, and "what I understand is the location is secure," Rite Aid spokeswoman Susan Henderson said. Roughly 1,000 employees work there, she said.
"The distribution center is where products are received and processed for delivery," she said. "This is part of a large facility that is a distribution center. The shooting happened adjacent to the primary building."
Alexi Scharmann told WBAL that her mother, who works inside the Liberty building at the distribution center, texted her about a shooter inside the facility. The mother told her to take care of her father and the dogs. She was silent for more than a hour before notifying a family member that she was safe.
Marvin Scriven, who was stopped a roadblock near the scene as he was en route to a job site, said his wife called to say her work building, near the scene of the shooting, was locked down for hours as police swarmed the area.
He said she witnessed "just a lot of screaming and commotion, confusion.”
The FBI Baltimore office and special agents from the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were also assisting in the investigation.
Aberdeen is near the Aberdeen Proving Ground, a U.S. Army facility.
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The Aberdeen shooting comes one day after gunfire rocked two other workplaces. A gunman who opened fire at a Middleton, Wisconsin, software company wounded three people and sent panicked office workers scrambling to safety on Wednesday before being fatally shot by police.
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Stanglin reports from Mclean, Va.; Estaban Parra reports for the (Delaware) News Journal
ABERDEEN, Md. — A shooting Thursday at a Rite Aid warehouse center near Aberdeen, Maryland, left "multiple fatalities" and many wounded, sheriff's officials said.
Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler called the shooting a "tragic event" but declined to specify the number of dead and injured or to take questions from reporters at a news conference.
The sheriff said a suspect, who appeared to use a single handgun in the shooting. was hospitalized in critical condition. Gahler said no shots were fired by law enforcement officers but did not elaborate on how the suspect was injured.
The Associated Press quoted an unidentified law enforcement official as saying three people were killed in the incident 35 miles northeast of Baltimore.
Raymond Fang, trauma medical director at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, said four adults were treated for gunshot wounds. He would not discuss their conditions nor did he say whether the shooter was among the patients.
WBAL-TV and NBC News reported that the suspect is a female.
The shooting occurred at a Rite Aid support facility, and "what I understand is the location is secure," Rite Aid spokeswoman Susan Henderson said. Roughly 1,000 employees work there, she said.
"The distribution center is where products are received and processed for delivery," she said. "This is part of a large facility that is a distribution center. The shooting happened adjacent to the primary building."
Alexi Scharmann told WBAL that her mother, who works inside the Liberty building at the distribution center, texted her about a shooter inside the facility. The mother told her to take care of her father and the dogs. She was silent for more than a hour before notifying a family member that she was safe.
Marvin Scriven, who was stopped a roadblock near the scene as he was en route to a job site, said his wife called to say her work building, near the scene of the shooting, was locked down for hours as police swarmed the area.
He said she witnessed "just a lot of screaming and commotion, confusion.”
The FBI Baltimore office and special agents from the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were also assisting in the investigation.
Aberdeen is near the Aberdeen Proving Ground, a U.S. Army facility.
More: Gunman dies after wounding 4 in shooting rampage at Wisconsin office building, authorities say
More: 'Running for their lives': Shooting at Fayette County, Pa., judge's office leaves 1 dead, 4 hurt
The Aberdeen shooting comes one day after gunfire rocked two other workplaces. A gunman who opened fire at a Middleton, Wisconsin, software company wounded three people and sent panicked office workers scrambling to safety on Wednesday before being fatally shot by police.
In Fayette County, Pennsylvania, a gunman shot four people outside a crowded courtroom on Wednesday before being killed by police.
Stanglin reports from Mclean, Va.; Estaban Parra reports for the (Delaware) News Journal
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