Maryland Newspaper Shooting
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3 years ago

Capital Gazette shooter sentenced to life in prison

Jarrod Warren Ramos, the gunman who killed five Capital Gazette employees in June 2018, was sentenced life in prison Tuesday.
3 years ago
A makeshift memorial is seen at the scene outside the office building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., July 1, 2018.
3 years ago

Capital Gazette shooter sentenced to life in prison

Five Capital Gazette newsroom employees were killed in the June 2018 shooting.
3 years ago
Five Capital Gazette newsroom employees were killed in the June 2018 shooting.
5 years ago

Capital Gazette reporter: ‘It’s defiance just to be alive right now’

The man accused of killing five Maryland newspaper employees pleaded guilty on Monday.
5 years ago
VIDEO: Capital Gazette reporter: ‘It’s defiance just to be alive right now’
5 years ago

300 prospective jurors to be questioned for newspaper shooting trial

Hundreds of prospective jurors are expected to be questioned ahead of the trial for the Capital Gazette shooting.
5 years ago
Police respond to a shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a daily newspaper, in Annapolis, Md., June 28, 2018.
5 years ago

Garden dedicated for 5 Capital Gazette employees killed 1 year ago

Five employees were shot dead inside their newsroom on June 28, 2018.
5 years ago
A memorial to the five Capital Gazette employees, who died in a shooting in the newspaper's newsroom last year, was unveiled Friday, June, 28, 2019, at a park in Annapolis, Md.
5 years ago

Remembering the 5 Capital Gazette employees gunned down in their newsroom

Four journalists and one sales assistant were killed on June 28, 2018.
5 years ago
Lynne Griffin pays her respects at a makeshift memorial near the Capital Gazette where 5 people were shot and killed by a gunman, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Maryland. Griffin was a journalism student under John McNamara who was one of the people killed at the paper.
6 years ago

Capital Gazette honored for coverage of fatal newsroom shooting

The shooting marked the largest killing of journalists in U.S. history.
6 years ago
Editor Rick Hutzell, center, gives a speech to his staff at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., April 15, 2019.
6 years ago

Capital Gazette victims honored with 'Freedom of the Press Day'

Four journalists and a sales assistant were killed in the Capital Gazette newsroom on June 28, 2018.
6 years ago
A building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper's offices is seen at dawn, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. Rob Hiaasen, Wendi Winters, Gerald Fischman, John McNamara and Rebecca Smith were victims in the shooting at The Capital Gazette newspaper, June 28, 2018.
6 years ago

Newsrooms hold moment of silence Thursday to honor Capital Gazette shooting victims

The shooting at a Maryland newsroom happened a week ago.
6 years ago
Rick Hutzell, right, the editor for Capital Gazette, is joined by staff members, from left, reporter Selene San Felice, and photojournalists Paul W. Gillespie and Joshua McKerrow, as he rings a bell during a moment of silence at 2:33 p.m., July 5, 2018, in Annapolis, Md..
6 years ago

Capital Gazette staffers to march in Annapolis Independence Day parade

The parade is less than a week after five Gazette staffers were shot and killed.
6 years ago
A makeshift memorial is seen at the scene outside the office building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., July 1, 2018.
6 years ago

Newsroom mass shooting suspect sent threatening letters before attack: Police

Suspect Jarrod Ramos was taken into custody after the Thursday shooting.
6 years ago
Steve Schuh, county executive of Anne Arundel County, holds a copy of The Capital Gazette near the scene of a shooting at the newspaper's office, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md.
6 years ago

Trump orders flags to half-staff for newsroom shooting after initial rejection

The president had previously ordered flags lowered after mass shootings.
6 years ago
President Donald Trump speaks on the Florida school shooting in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Feb. 15. Earlier that day, he issued a largely symbolic proclamation, ordering that flags be flown at half staff at U.S. embassies, government buildings and military installations.
6 years ago

Trump orders flags to half-staff for newsroom shooting after initial rejection

President Donald Trump has reversed the initial rejection of a request to lower the White House flag to half-staff to honor the newspaper employees who were killed in a Maryland shooting last week.
6 years ago
VIDEO: President Donald Trump has reversed the initial rejection of a request to lower the White House flag to half-staff to honor the newspaper employees who were killed in a Maryland shooting last week.
6 years ago

Maryland mass newsroom shooting victim honored at vigil

Rob Hiaasen, a veteran journalist, was one of five killed in the shooting.
6 years ago
Mourners gather during a memorial service for Rob Hiaasen, one of the journalists killed in the shooting at The Capital Gazette newspaper offices, July 2, 2018, in Owings Mills, Md.
6 years ago

Newspaper targeted in shooting 'won't forget being called an enemy of the people'

Five staff members of the The Capital Gazette were shot and killed.
6 years ago
Police tape blocks access from a street leading to the building complex where The Capital Gazette is located in Annapolis, Md., June 29, 2018.
6 years ago

Newspaper where 5 gunned down thanks public, affirms mission: 'We are journalists'

The Capital Gazette paper where 5 were killed thanked the community.
6 years ago
Photos of five journalists adorn candles during a vigil across the street from where they were slain in their newsroom in Annapolis, Md., June 29, 2018.
6 years ago

Deadly rampage kills 5 at the Capital Gazette

Court papers show alleged gunman's longtime grudge against the Annapolis, Maryland, paper
6 years ago
VIDEO: Deadly rampage kills 5 at the Capital Gazette
6 years ago

Capital Gazette mass shooting suspect swore 'legal oath' to kill journalist years ago

Over four years ago, Jarrod Ramos swore a "legal oath" in court documents to kill a staff writer for the Capital Gazette.
6 years ago
Jarrod Ramos, 38, of Laurel, Maryland, is seen in this undated mug shot.
6 years ago

What we know about the Capital Gazette shooting suspect

The man accused of fatally shooting five people inside a Maryland newsroom on Thursday may have been nursing a longstanding grudge against the business.
6 years ago
Jarrod Ramos, 38, of Laurel, Maryland, is seen in this undated mug shot.
6 years ago

Vigils in Annapolis for victims of newspaper shooting

Capital Gazette continues to print paper despite murder of five staff as new details emerge on the suspect and investigation.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Vigils in Annapolis for victims of newspaper shooting
6 years ago

Remembering the victims of the Capital Gazette shooting

The five people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland.
6 years ago
VIDEO:  Remembering the victims of the Capital Gazette shooting
6 years ago

Lawyer who represented victim harassed by Maryland gunman says he's 'dangerous'

Jarrod Ramos, 38, had sued the Capital Gazette over a 2011 describing a harassment case.
6 years ago
Jarrod Ramos, 38, of Laurel, Maryland, is seen in this undated mug shot.
6 years ago

Candlelight vigil held for victims of Maryland newsroom shooting

Three women sang "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" as they walked through Annapolis holding candles.
6 years ago
Three daughters of Wendi Winters, Winters, Summerleigh and Montana Geimer hold each other during a candlelight vigil held near the Capital Gazette, the day after a gunman killed five people (including Wendi Winters) inside the newspaper's building in Annapolis, Md., June 29, 2018.
6 years ago

Video shows suspect in deadly newsroom shooting being led out by police

The suspect was taken into custody without incident after five people were killed in a shooting at the Capital Gazette, a daily Annapolis paper.
6 years ago
Police stand watch outside the Robert F. Sweeney District Court in Annapolis, Maryland, on June 29, 2018, where suspected shooter Jarrod Ramos is expected to appear for a bond hearing.
6 years ago

Video shows suspect in deadly newsroom shooting being led out by police

The alleged gunman was taken into custody without incident.
6 years ago
The alleged gunman was taken into custody without incident.
6 years ago

Capital Gazette publishes paper after shooting: 'We are speechless'

The paper remembered the five victims killed including editors, reporters and a sales assistant.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Capital Gazette publishes paper after shooting: 'We are speechless'
6 years ago

Trump says he's narrowed Supreme Court justice list to 5 names

The president said that two potential nominees were women; he plans to announce his pick July 9.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Trump says he's narrowed Supreme Court justice list to 5 names
6 years ago

Alleged newsroom shooter sued Capital Gazette for defamation

In 2011, the newspaper ran an article about him stalking a classmate; he pleaded guilty to harassment.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Alleged newsroom shooter sued Capital Gazette for defamation
6 years ago

'I thought we were going to die': Intern who called 911 during newsroom shooting

Five people were killed in Thursday's shooting. The suspect was arrested.
6 years ago
Steve Schuh, county executive of Anne Arundel County, holds a copy of The Capital Gazette near the scene of a shooting at the newspaper's office, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md.
6 years ago

In the wake of Capital Gazette shooting, journalists react: 'We love this damn job'

Journalists expressed support for their counterparts at the Capital Gazette.
6 years ago
Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook and photographer Joshua McKerrow work on the next day's newspaper while awaiting news from their colleagues in Annapolis, Maryland, June 28, 2018.
6 years ago

Capital Gazette shooting suspect barricaded door, tried to 'kill as many' as possible

Five staffers were killed. The alleged shooter was quickly taken into custody. Shooting suspect barricaded newsroom door to keep victims from escaping: Prosecutor
6 years ago
Police respond to a shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a daily newspaper, in Annapolis, Md., June 28, 2018.
6 years ago

Trump: Journalists should be free from fear of being attacked while doing their job

The president called the Capital Gazette shooting a "horrible thing."
6 years ago
The president called the Capital Gazette shooting a "horrible thing."
6 years ago

Victims in newspaper shooting include veteran journalists

All five victims who were gunned down in a shooting at the Capital Gazette, a daily local newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, were employees of the newspaper.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Victims in newspaper shooting include veteran journalists
6 years ago

New details on suspect in Maryland newspaper mass shooting

The suspect, identified by law enforcement sources as Jarrod Ramos, lost a defamation suit against the Capital Gazette, according to court records.
6 years ago
VIDEO: New details on suspect in Maryland newspaper mass shooting
6 years ago

Five dead, several injured in shooting at Annapolis newspaper Capital Gazette

The suspected shooter, who was armed with a shotgun, is not cooperating with authorities, officials briefed on the investigation told ABC News.
6 years ago
VIDEO:  Five dead, several injured in shooting at Annapolis newspaper Capital Gazette
6 years ago

How a Maryland paper covered a mass shooting in its own newsroom

The blood is fresh on the newsroom floor and the grief of its staff raw, but the Capital Gazette of Annapolis, Maryland, says it will publish a newspaper on Friday.
6 years ago
Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook and photographer Joshua McKerrow work on the next day's newspaper while awaiting news from their colleagues in Annapolis, Maryland, June 28, 2018.
6 years ago

Suspect in Capital Gazette shooting not cooperating with police

Jarrod Ramos, 38, has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Suspect in Capital Gazette shooting not cooperating with police
6 years ago

Witness describes deadly Maryland newspaper shooting

Keith Cyphers works across the hall from the Capital Gazette and was just feet away from the shooter when he smashed his way into the Annapolis office.
6 years ago
VIDEO: Witness describes deadly Maryland newspaper shooting
6 years ago

Shooting at Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland that killed 5 was a targeted attack

The gunman looked for his victims as he walked through the building's lower level, according to Maryland police.
6 years ago
Police respond to a shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a daily newspaper, in Annapolis, Md., June 28, 2018.
6 years ago

Reporter describes scene of active shooter at Maryland newspaper as a 'war zone'

A single shooter shot multiple people at my office," Capital Gazette reporter Phil Davis wrote on Twitter.
6 years ago
An office building at 888 Bestgate Road in Annapolis, Md., is pictured after reports of a shooting on June 28, 2018.
6 years ago

5 killed, several injured in Maryland newsroom shooting: Police

Authorities said they surrounded and captured the alleged gunman at the Annapolis Capital Gazette.
6 years ago
VIDEO: 5 killed, several injured in Maryland newsroom shooting: Police
6 years ago

Authorities seen outside home of alleged Capital Gazette shooter

Multiple law enforcement sources tell ABC News that the alleged shooter is Jarrod Ramos of Laurel, Maryland.
6 years ago
Multiple law enforcement sources tell ABC News that the alleged shooter is Jarrod Ramos of Laurel, Maryland.
6 years ago

Authorities say Capital Gazette shooting was a 'targeted attack'

Officials said the suspect entered the building with a shotgun and smoke grenades.
6 years ago
Officials said the suspect entered the building with a shotgun and smoke grenades.
6 years ago

Maryland senator calls deadly Capital Gazette shooting 'unbelievable and tragic'

Sen. Ben Cardin praised the Gazette as a "local, home-grown paper."
6 years ago
Sen. Ben Cardin praised the Gazette as a "local, home-grown paper."
6 years ago

Trump, lawmakers respond to Capital Gazette shooting

President Donald Trump said he was briefed on the shooting at a newspaper owned by Capital Gazette Communications.
6 years ago
Police respond to a shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a daily newspaper, in Annapolis, Md., June 28, 2018.
6 years ago

Possible 'explosive device' recovered at scene of Annapolis newspaper shooting

The suspect is a "white male," according to police.
6 years ago
The suspect is a "white male," according to police.
6 years ago

SPECIAL REPORT: 5 dead in shooting at Annapolis newspaper: Officials

The suspected shooter is in custody and being questioned, police said.
6 years ago
The suspected shooter is in custody and being questioned, police said.
6 years ago

SPECIAL REPORT: Police respond to active shooter at Capital Gazette newspaper

A Gazette reporter said multiple people were shot, according to The Baltimore Sun, which owns the Gazette.
6 years ago
A Gazette reporter said multiple people were shot, according to The Baltimore Sun, which owns the Gazette.
6 years ago

Active shooting reported at newspaper in Annapolis: Police

The Capital Gazette is a daily newspaper in Annapolis.
6 years ago
The Capital Gazette is a daily newspaper in Annapolis.