Nothing to do with the president stoking fury at the press.
Who they were: 5 killed in Capital Gazette shooting
Five people were killed when a gunman targeted a Maryland newspaper Thursday.
The victims — Rob Hiaasen, Rebecca Smith, Gerald Fischman, John McNamara and Wendi Winters — were all employees of the Capital Gazette, a newspaper published in Annapolis.
Five dead in 'targeted attack' at Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, police say; Laurel man charged with murder
Police took a suspect into custody soon after the shootings.
He was identified as Jarrod W. Ramos, a 38-year-old Laurel man with a long-standing grudge against the paper.
Ramos was charged with five counts of first-degree murder, according to online court records.
He did not have an attorney listed; a bail review hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday in Annapolis.
“This was a targeted attack on the Capital Gazette,” said Anne Arundel County Deputy Police Chief William Krampf.
“This person was prepared today to come in. He was prepared to shoot people.”
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Ramos’ dispute with the Capital Gazette began in July 2011 when a columnist wrote about a criminal harassment case against him.
He brought a defamation suit against the columnist and the organization’s editor and publisher.
A court ruled in the Capital Gazette’s favor, and an appeals court upheld the ruling.
Neither the columnist, Eric Hartley, nor the editor and publisher, Thomas Marquardt, are still employed by the Capital Gazette.
They were not present during the shootings.
Police said the suspect used “smoke grenades” in the attack.
They said 170 people were inside at the time.
The Capital Gazette is owned by The Baltimore Sun.
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