Jun 29, 2018

Capital Gazette shooting suspect Jarrod Ramos faces 5 murder charges

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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in March. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Capital Gazette shooting suspect Jarrod Ramos has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder and could face life imprisonment without the possibility of parole as Maryland has outlawed the death penalty, the Capital Gazette reports.

The details: Ramos used pump-action shotgun, which he legally purchased about a year ago, according to the AP.

Ramos has been denied bail.
County Executive Steve Schuh told the local Fox station that Ramos had barricaded the back door of the building and deployed a smoke bomb before he began firing through the glass door at the front.

Go deeper: Five people were killed and two injured at the newspaper's headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland on Thursday. It was the deadliest day for U.S. journalists since 9/11.

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Capital Gazette shooting suspect Jarrod Ramos faces 5 murder charges

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