3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid center

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3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid center

Maryland - The FBI described it as an "active shooter situation" and said its Baltimore field office was assisting.

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Published: Fri 21 Sep 2018, 7:31 PM

Three people were killed Thursday morning in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution center in northeast Maryland, officials said.
A law enforcement official with knowledge of the shooting stressed that the number of dead is based on preliminary information. The officials wasn't authorized to discuss details by name and spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.
The FBI described it as an "active shooter situation" and said its Baltimore field office was assisting.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office tweeted that the shooting involved "multiple victims" and warned that the situation was still fluid and asked people to avoid the area.
In a tweet, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said his office is monitoring the situation in Aberdeen and that the state stands ready to offer any support.
Susan Henderson, spokesman for the drugstore chain Rite Aid, said the shooting happened on the campus of a company distribution center in Aberdeen. She described it as a support facility adjacent to a larger building.
 


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