A GUNMAN has opened fire at the
Capital Gazette newsroom in
Annapolis,
Maryland, with "multiple fatalities" feared.
Police confirmed an "active shooter" situation is underway with County Sheriff Ron Bateman confirming one suspect was in custody.
However police are continuing to search the area, indicating a second suspect may be at large.
Fox News quoted a police source as saying “there are multiple fatalities at this location”.
County Sheriff Ron Bateman later said: “I just know that one suspect has been apprehended at this time."
The Baltimore Sun, which owns the newspaper, said on Twitter: “We are investigating reports of an incident at the Capital-Gazette building in the 800 block of Bestgate Road in Annapolis. We will share details as we confirm them.”
They added in subsequent Tweets: “
shooting reported at Capital-Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, staff say.
“Police confirm there was an “active shooter” at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis.”
A intern at the newspaper Tweeted: “Active shooter 888 Bestgate please help us.”