Stopped following chase
Three dead following shooting in Maryland – gunman and police officer injured
Smithsburg.A man opened fire at a facility in the US state of Maryland, injuring three people and one other. The suspect then exchanged gunfire with police during a chase, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. The alleged shooter and an officer were injured and were being treated medically. There was initially no information regarding the suspect’s motive and background.
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The first shots were fired Thursday at a machine shop in the city of Smithsburg, where officers later found three dead, according to the sheriff’s office. A fourth person was seriously injured. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, but was tracked down by state police. Eventually there was a confrontation.
Numerous emergency services on site
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan later told reporters that the suspect hit one of the officers in the shoulder. He returned fire and shot the shooter.
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The police were present with numerous emergency services on the premises of the machine factory, and several officers were still there hours following the fatal shots were fired. A road running in front of the building has been closed. Yellow police tape flapped in the wind.
It was initially unclear whether it was the suspect and the victims and employees of the company, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office said at a press conference. Families of workers gathered at a fire station in the heart of Smithsburg that evening to await news of their fate.
The community has nearly 3,000 residents and is west of Camp David, the presidential estate, and regarding 120 kilometers northwest of Baltimore. The machine shop that has now become the scene of gun violence is located in a sparsely populated area northwest of downtown Smithsburg.
US Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, lamented the loss of life in the community amid recent gun attacks in the US and vowed to work to take action. “Today’s horrendous shooting is happening as our state and nation witnesses tragedy following tragedy, and it must stop,” Van Hollen said.
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