Photos: Five dead in attack on Maryland newspaper
A gunman opened fire in a newspaper office in Maryland's capital Thursday, killing five people and wounding others before being taken into custody in what appeared to be one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history, police and witnesses said.
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In this frame from video, people leave the Capital Gazette newspaper after multiple people have been shot on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. (WJLA via AP)
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In this frame from video, people leave the Capital Gazette newspaper after multiple people have been shot on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. (WJLA via AP)
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In this frame from video, people leave the Capital Gazette newspaper after multiple people have been shot on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. (WJLA via AP)
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In this frame from video, people leave the Capital Gazette newspaper after multiple people have been shot on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. (WJLA via AP)
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Maryland police officers patrol the area after multiple people were shot at at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Authorities stage at the building entrance after multiple people were shot at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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The 888 Bestgate Road building is seen after police received reports of multiple people being shot at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Maryland police officers patrol the area after multiple people were shot at a newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Maryland police officers block the intersection at the building entrance, after multiple people were shot at a newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Police secure the scene of a shooting in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. A single shooter killed several people Thursday and wounded others at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and police said a suspect was in custody. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Police secure the scene of a shooting at a newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Police secure the scene of a shooting at the building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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A K-9 police unit works the scene after multiple people were shot at a newspaper office building in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Authorities work the scene after multiple people were shot at a newspaper office building in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Authorities stage at the office building entrance after multiple people were shot at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, center in sunglasses, surveys the scene of a shooting in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Police secure the scene of a shooting at an office building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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A police officer stands guard outside The New York Times building, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in New York. The New York Police Department has sent patrols to major news media organizations in response to a fatal shooting at a newspaper in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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A police officer stands guard outside The New York Times building, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in New York. The New York Police Department has sent patrols to major news media organizations in response to a fatal shooting at a newspaper in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Police secure the scene of a shooting an office building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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A police officer stands guard outside the ABC studio, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in New York. The New York Police Department has sent patrols to major news media organizations in response to the shooting at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Maryland Police Lt. Ryan Frashure speaks to the media at the scene after multiple people were shot at a newspaper office building in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Police secure the scene of a shooting in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. A single shooter killed several people Thursday and wounded others at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and police said a suspect was in custody. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Police officers stand guard outside the ABC studio, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in New York. The New York Police Department has sent patrols to major news media organizations in response to the shooting at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, center in sunglasses, surveys the scene of a shooting in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Police officers walk at the scene after multiple people were shot at a newspaper's office building in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. A single shooter killed several people Thursday and wounded others at a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and police said a suspect was in custody. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Police officers secure the area after multiple people were shot at an office building housing The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley speaks with reporters near the scene of a shooting in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. A gunman opened fire at a newspaper office in Annapolis on Thursday, killing several people and wounding several others before being taken into custody. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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TV crews waiting for a news conference line up at the side of the road across the newspaper office building where multiple people were shot this afternoon inside of the newsroom, in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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First-degree murder charges were filed Friday against a man who allegedly targeted Maryland's capital newspaper, shooting his way into the newsroom and killing four journalists and a staffer before police swiftly arrested him.
