A gunman fired through a glass door at a newspaper in the Maryland capital of Annapolis and sprayed the newsroom with bullets on Thursday, killing at least four people and injuring several others, news reports said.
The suspect has been apprehended and no motive is known for the attack at the Capital Gazette newspaper, local news reports said.
The number of victims has not yet been confirmed.
Davis said a shooter “shot multiple people at my office, some of whom are dead.”
“There is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you’re under your desk and then hear the gunman reload,” he tweeted.
The Baltimore Sun, which oversees the newspaper, tweeted at about 3 p.m.: “We are investigating reports of an incident at the Capital-Gazette building in the 800 block of Bestgate Road in Annapolis. We will share details as we confirm them.”
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he was devastated to hear the news.
“Please, heed all warnings and stay away from the area,” Hogan tweeted. “Praying for those at the scene and for our community.”
“One of the main messages we want to give the public is avoid the area. We have a lot of police officers here from our jurisdiction,” said Frashure to CBS Baltimore. “Everyone has came here to make sure we get as many people safe as quickly as possible. So we’re asking family and friends to meet at the Annapolis Mall. If you need to meet up with a friend or a loved one who was inside that building, our reunification center has been set up inside the Lord & Taylor inside Annapolis Mall.”