By Meg Wagner, Brian Ries and Jessie Yeung, CNN
Updated 9:19 PM EDT, Thu September 20, 2018
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Official: Maryland suspect in critical condition
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What we know
- What happened: A temporary employee opened fire at a Rite Aid distribution center in Harford County, Maryland, Thursday, officials said.
- The victims: Three people were killed and three more were injured in the shooting, officials said.
- The shooter: Sheriff’s office officials said the shooter, a 26-year-old woman, died after she shot herself in the head.
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Police identify shooting suspect who killed 3 in Maryland
The Harford County Sheriff’s office has identified the suspected shooter as Snochia Moseley, 26, from Baltimore County.
A law enforcement official briefed on the incident said Moseley was at some point a security guard at the Rite Aid support facility where the shooting occurred.
Moseley died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said earlier. Police are still searching for a motive.
This is the 3rd US shooting in one day
From CNN'sEliott C. McLaughlinand Carma HassaThursday morning’s shooting in Maryland is the country’s third shooting with multiple victims in the span of a day.
Police gather outside the Rite Aid Distribution Center where a shooter killed three and injured another three.
On Wednesday, a shooter injured three people at his workplace, a software firm in Middleton, Wisconsin. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the suspect as Anthony Tong, 43, of Verona, Wisconsin.
Tong was critically injured during a shootout with police and died Wednesday at a hospital.
Later on Wednesday, another shooter injuredinjured four peopleat the Masontown Borough Municipal Center in Pennsylvania. The shooter’s identity has not been released.
3 killed, 3 wounded in shooting
Three people were killed and three more were injured during this morning’s shooting, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said at a news briefing.
The three wounded victims are expected to survive, Gahler said.
All the victims were out of surgery, said Ray Fang, the hospital’s trauma medical director, at a news conference.
The suspect — a 26-year-old woman — died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, Gahler said.
None of the victims names have been released. The suspected shooter is also not being identified.
The suspected shooter has died from self-sustained injuries
Officials in Harford County, Maryland, said the suspected shooter, a 26-year-old woman who was a temporary employee at the Rite Aid distribution center, has died.
The woman shot herself twice the head, officials said, after she opened fire at the warehouse. She was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Baltimore hospital reports 2 victims seriously injured
Doctors at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, say they received four gunshot wound patients this morning in connection with the Aberdeen workplace shooting. Doctors said…
- Two of them are seriously injured
- Two are stable and doing well
At a press conference moments ago, Dr. Raymond Fang, Trauma Medical Director, said each patient had a single gunshot wound and most of the injuries were to the torso.
He could not say if the suspect is among those four patients.
What we know about the suspected shooter so far
From CNN'sEliott C. McLaughlinand Carma HassaA Thursday morning shooting at a Rite Aid support facility in Harford County, Maryland, left three people dead.
Here’s what we know about the suspected shooter right now:
- The female shooter was a disgruntled employee, a source close to the investigation said. It is unclear if the woman worked for Rite Aid or another company nearby.
- After firing at the three victims, the woman shot herself in the head in an apparent suicide attempt, but was unsuccessful so she shot herself again, the source said.
- The woman is currently in custody and is in critical condition at a local hospital.
SOON: Harford County sheriff gives an update on the shooting
We’re expecting officials from Harford County Sheriff’s Office to hold a briefing at 3 p.m. ET to give updates on this morning’s deadly shooting at the Rite Aid distribution center.
We’ll cover it live here, and you can watch it in the video player above.
3 killed in shooting at Rite Aid distribution center
From CNN's Eliott C. McLaughlinand Carma HassanA woman killed three people at a drugstore distribution center Thursday in Harford County, Maryland, before shooting herself twice, officials said.
The shooting occurred at a Rite Aid support facility about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore. It was not clear if the woman worked for Rite Aid or for another company in the area.
Initial reports indicate 3 dead
From CNN's Evan PerezInitial reports indicate five people have been shot, including three fatalities, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter.
Harford Sheriff’s office said there will be a briefing at 11:45 a.m. ET.
Shooting happened at Rite Aid distribution center
Susan Henderson, the chief communications officer for Rite Aid, told CNN that there was a shooting at the Liberty support facility, which is part of their Perryman distribution center in Aberdeen, MD.
Henderson said she believed the scene was secured by law enforcement.
The Perryman facility has nearly 1,000 associates, Henderson said.
“The distribution center is where products are received and processed for delivery,” she said. “This is part of a large facility that is a distribution center, the shooting happened adjacent to the primary building at the Liberty support facility.”
Here's where the shooting happened
Harford County officials said they are responding to a shooting at Spesutia Road and Perryman Road.
The area is about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore. There are homes, churches and a cemetery near the intersection.
Here’s a look at the map:
FBI is responding to active shooter situation
The FBI in Baltimore, Maryland, said they are assisting the sheriff’s office in Harford County with the active shooter situation.
Maryland governor is monitoring the situation
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in June 2018
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he is “closely monitoring the horrific shooting in Aberdeen.”
Here’s his tweet:
ATF is on its way to the Maryland shooting scene
Officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are responding to the shooting.
JUST IN: Multiple victims reported in Maryland shooting
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office says they are working a shooting involving multiple victims in Maryland.
The situation is still fluid, officials said.
Here’s the full statement on Facebook:
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