According to Lieutenant Colonel Bill Dofflemeyer, the soldier and the suspect were wounded and hospitalized. of Maryland State Police.
Investigators have not yet established a motive for The workplace shooting, which occurred around 2:30 pm ET, Washington County Sheriff Douglas W. Mullendor told reporters at a briefing.
The Washington State Attorney’s Office is working to clear the allegations. for suspect, who not currently named, according to news exemption from SMEs.
Wounded state trooper, who it’s 25-year veteran of agency, treated for his bodily injuries and released, according to update from SMEs. The suspect was also wounded after at least one of soldiers who answered the stage returned fire and hit him. He was still being treated Thursday evening, police said.
Police from a nearby town of Smithsburg were first to arrive at the factory and found one victim in field close to businessMullendor said. BUT news exemption from the sheriff office said there were four victims total factory three of who were dead.
The State Police received a description of suspect and his vehicle and three soldiers found he was driving about 5 miles from the scene of the shooting.
“When the soldiers went to stop the vehicle, the suspect immediately began firing a few (bullets) in the soldiers,” Dofflemeyer said. The gun was seized in second Location of the shooting, authorities said.
The sheriff identified the victims who were killed as Mark Alan Frey, 50; Charles Edward Minnick Jr., 31; and Joshua Robert Wallace, 30. Another victim was Brandon Chase Michael, 42; Earlier, the police said that he was seriously injured.
Smithsburg is about 75 miles to the west. of Baltimore. It’s about 100 miles from the border with West Virginia, where the sheriff says the suspect lives.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is located leading murder investigation with help from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives office in Baltimore, according to MSP.
Any military personnel involved with shooting” will be posted on administrative duty”until the investigation is complete on the agency protocolSME said.
Mike Valerio of CNN, Michelle Watson and Joe Sutton contributed to this report.
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