Maryland shooting: 3 dead, 2 in critical condition in 'targeted attack'
- FOX NEWS LIVE
- 18 окт. 2017 г.
- 2 мин. чтения
Three people were killed, and 2 were in critical condition after a shooting at a business park in Harford County, Maryland, officials said. (FOX 45 Baltimore)
Three people were killed and two others were in critical condition after a "targeted attack" by a gunman at a business north of Baltimore early Wednesday, officials said.
The suspect was not in custody and police had launched a dragnet for the shooter, identified by Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler as 37-year-old Radee Labeeb Prince.
#WANTED Radee Labeeb Prince. Suspected of shooting five people in Harford Co. biz park. Considered armed & dangerous @MDSP @Harford_Sheriff
We have lost three lives so far this morning in Harford County," Gahler said at a news conference, adding it was not a random shooting but a "targeted attack."
The Harford County Sheriff's Office said the shooting took place at the Emmorton Business Park in Edgewood, located about 20 miles northeast of Baltimore. Shots rang out around 8:56 a.m., according to Gahler.
All five of the victims are believed to have been employees of Advance Granite Solutions, according to Gahler.
Police believe Prince is "associated" with the business, but were not sure of his employment status.
Prince may be driving a 2008 Black GMC Acadia SUV with a Delaware Registration of PC064273, according to Maryland State Police, who warned "use extreme caution if you see him."
Two victims from the shooting were taken to Shock Trauma hospital in Baltimore and are listed in critical condition, the facility said on Twitter.
Businesses in the area were on lockdown as a result of the shooting.
A business owner told FOX45 Baltimore police told them there was an active shooter, and to go back inside the building.
Steve Chetelat, who works at KC flooring near the scene of the shooting, told FOX45 he heard "a lot of people yelling, and screaming" in some sort of argument before police arrived at the scene. 'police activity. Special agents from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Baltimore Field Division are at the office park to assist local law enforcement, the agency said. The business park is just south of the Interstate 95 interchange with Route 24.
