Aberdeen, Maryland shooting

Aberdeen, Maryland shooting
Downtown Aberdeen
Location Aberdeen, Maryland[1]
Date September 20, 2018
9:06 a.m. (EDT)
Attack type
 Workplace shooting
Weapons 9mm Glock
Deaths 4 (including the perpetrator)
Non-fatal injuries
 3[1]
Perpetrator Snochia Moseley[2]
Motive unknown

On September 20, 2018, three people were shot and killed outside a Rite Aid distribution center in Aberdeen, Maryland, United States.[3] The shooting occurred 30 miles northeast of Baltimore.[4] This was the second mass shooting in Maryland in 2018, following the Capital Gazette shooting.[5][6]

Incident

The suspect had entered the facility to report to work as usual, before opening fire on victims inside and outside of the facility.[7] The Harford County sheriff stated that calls of "shots fired" came from the Rite Aid distribution center at approximately 9:06 a.m. EDT.[8] Deputies responded at 9:09 am.[9] Officers reportedly never discharged their weapons while responding to the scene.[10] Agents from the Baltimore offices of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the FBI responded to the scene.[11]

Victims

Preliminary reports suggest that at least three people were killed in the attack, although the Harford County Sheriff declined to give a precise number of wounded and deceased victims during the press conference.[12] Two victims died at the scene and a third in the hospital. It was later reported that the suspect died at the hospital due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to her head.[13]

Victims were transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital in Baltimore and Christiana Hospital in Delaware.[5] Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Trauma Director released a statement that the hospital received four victims with gunshot wounds, and by 2:30 p.m. ET, two patients were stable and two were seriously injured.[13]

Shooter

The shooter was admitted to the hospital, and officials did not immediately identify the suspect.[10] It was confirmed that per initial sweeps of the site the suspect was armed with a single 9-mm Glock handgun.[14] Later, the Harford County Sheriff's Office revealed the identity of the shooter as being Snochia Moseley, 26, an African American woman of Baltimore County.[15] Moseley shot herself in the head and later died of her wounds at the hospital.[16]

Response

After the shooting, a reunification center was set up at a fire department in Harve de Grace.[17]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, used Twitter to express his condolences and thoughts on the situation, and tweeted "We are closely monitoring the horrific shooting in Aberdeen. Our prayers are with all those impacted, including our first responders."[12]

Rite Aid, released a statement emphasizing their continuation to work closely with authorities as the investigation continued, and the company would provide grief counselors as long as needed. The company also offered their thoughts and prayers to all those involved in the situation.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Site Administrator (2018-09-20). "The Latest: Hospital: 4 brought there with gunshot wounds". LEX18.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  2. ↑ "The Latest: Hospital: 4 brought there with gunshot wounds - WTOP". September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "'Multiple victims' reported at shooting in business park in Aberdeen, Maryland". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  4. ↑ "3 killed in shooting at Rite Aid distribution center in Maryland - CNN". 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  5. 1 2 "Multiple Dead, Suspect In Custody After Aberdeen Rite Aid Warehouse Shooting". 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  6. ↑ "Employee Kills Three, Then Herself, at Rite Aid Facility in Maryland, Officials Say". Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  7. ↑ Khan, Saliqa A. (2018-09-21). "7 shot, 3 killed, suspect dead in Harford County shooting". WBAL. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  8. ↑ "Officials: 3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid center". Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Colin Campbell, Jessica. "Three killed in shooting at Rite Aid distribution center in Harford County, AP says; suspect in critical condition". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  10. 1 2 Lam, Katherine (2018-09-20). "Maryland distribution center shooting leaves multiple people dead, wounded, police say". Fox News. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  11. ↑ Cherelus, Gina. "'Multiple fatalities' in Maryland shooting, suspect arrested: sheriff". U.S. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  12. 1 2 "Aberdeen, Maryland, shooting at Rite Aid distribution center: what we know". Vox. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  13. 1 2 3 Khan, Saliqa A. (2018-09-20). "7 shot, 3 killed, suspect dead in Harford County shooting". WBAL. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  14. ↑ "'Multiple deaths' in Maryland shooting". BBC News. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  15. ↑ Reid, Chip (20 September 2018). "Female gunman in Maryland kills 3 in third mass shooting in 24 hours". CBS News. CBS. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Multiple People Killed And Wounded In Maryland Shooting". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  17. ↑ Chason, Rachel; Duggan, Paul; Jouvenal, Justin (20 September 2018). "Temporary employee at Md. distribution center fatally shot herself after killing 3 people, wounding 3 others". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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