A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Capital Gazette newspaper shooting in Annapolis, Maryland, mutilated his fingers in what investigators think was an effort to prevent him from being easily identified.
Gunman shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire on multiple employees. Can’t say much more and don’t want to declare anyone dead, but it’s bad. — Phil Davis (@PhilDavis_CG) June 28,2018
The suspect in the Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper shooting mutilated his fingers in what investigators think was an effort to prevent him from being easily identified, according to a law enforcement source. Despite the apparent attempt to prevent a fingerprint match, the official told the Associated Press that investigators have nonetheless been able to identify the man, though it was not immediately clear how. The suspect has so far only been publicly described as a white male armed with a shotgun. Investigators said he opened fire at the Capital Gazette office in Maryland’s capital on Thursday, killing five people and gravely wounding several others. Phil Davis, a reporter who covers courts and crime for the paper, tweeted that the gunman shot out the glass door to the office and fired into the newsroom, sending people scrambling for cover under desks. Authorities responded within minutes, and the suspect was taken into custody without an exchange of gunfire. They said he was not carrying identification at the time of his arrest and was not cooperating with authorities.
