Maryland Shooting Suspect Charged, Name Released

Maryland Shooting Suspect Charged, Name Released
Tactical police work near where a man killed three people when he opened fire at a business in Smithsburg, Md., on June 9, 2022. Steve Ruark/AP Photo
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A West Virginia man was charged with murdering three co-workers at a Maryland machine shop as well as attempted murder and other charges, authorities said late Friday.

The name of the alleged shooter, Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was also released by the Washington County sheriff’s office on Friday.