Multiple people have been shot at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Md.
The Baltimore Sun, which owns the Annapolis newspaper, says a reporter told them of the shooting Thursday afternoon. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it is responding to reports of the shooting.
Marc Limansky, the spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Police Department, says officers are searching the building in Annapolis where the shooting was reported. He says the situation is “active and ongoing.”
Reports say that people could be seen leaving the building with their hands up, as police officers urged them to depart through a parking lot and officers converged on the building.
#update confirming active shooter at 888 Bestgate Road in Annapolis. Building evacuated. Officers continuing to search building. Relocation point is inside Lord and Taylor in the mall.
— Anne Arundel Police (@AACOPD) June 28, 2018
Phil Davis, a crime reporter at the newspaper, tweeted while he waited to be interviewed by police. He said the gunman shot through a glass door to an officer and opened fire on employees. He said he didn’t want to declare anyone dead, but he said the situation was bad.
Gunman shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire on multiple employees. Can't say much more and don't want to declare anyone dead, but it's bad.
— Phil Davis (@PDavis_LLC) June 28, 2018
There is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your desk and then hear the gunman reload
— Phil Davis (@PDavis_LLC) June 28, 2018