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At Least 4 Injured in Shooting at Capital Gazette Newroom in Anapolis, Maryland

ANNAPOLIS (AP) — Multiple people have been shot at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.

Annapolis newsroom shooting
**Embargo: Baltimore, Maryland** A reporter with the Capital Gazette newspaper said multiple people have been shot at its office in Annapolis, Maryland on Thursday afternoon.

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 is a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Police Department. He says officers are searching the building in Annapolis where the shooting was reported. He says the situation is "active and ongoing."

Annapolis newsroom shooting
**Embargo: Baltimore, Maryland** A reporter with the Capital Gazette newspaper said multiple people have been shot at its office in Annapolis, Maryland on Thursday afternoon.

On TV reports, 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.

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