Ramos blocked the rear door of the Capital Gazette newsroom and killed five journalists in June 2018, after several years of conflict with the newspaper.
On Thursday, Jarrod Ramos, the man who murdered five journalists at the Capital Gazette newsroom in 2018, was found sane and criminally responsible for the mass shooting. The jury’s verdict was unanimous, according to CBS Baltimore, and Ramos will now be sentenced to prison rather than a maximum-security mental health facility. Prosecutors are pushing for Ramos to receive five life sentences without the possibility of parole, according to the Associated Press. On June 28, 2018, Ramos, now 41, went to the in Annapolis, Maryland, where he blocked the back door and tied the side door with nylon before entering through the front. He wore shooting glasses and ear plugs as he walked in with his shotgun. He killed five people before police found him hiding under a desk — John McNamara, Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith, Gerald Fischman and Rob Hiaasen. Prior to the attack, he had years of confrontation with the outlet. At one point, he had attempted to sue the Capital Gazette for defamation after they reported on Ramos harassing a former high school classmate and attempting to get her fired. Ramos pleaded guilty to the against him in 2019, including five counts of first-degree murder. But he then claimed he was not criminally responsible for his actions because of his mental health.
