Annapolis shooting leaves three dead, three more injured; person of interest in custody

BALTIMORE -Three people were killed and three others were injured in a mass shooting Sunday evening in an Annapolis community.

Police confirmed that a person of interest is in custody. At least one weapon was recovered.

"We are saddened for the families and for Annapolis that they have to deal with this," Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said. "This can happen anywhere and nothing gets resolved through the use of guns."

Annapolis Police Criminal Investigation Capt. Lamar Howard said detectives are working to determine a motive, but that it was not a random shooting.

Police also believe the shooting was an exchange of gunfire.

"This is a very stable community. This is very unusual for this area," Howard said. "We don't get very many calls of this nature in this area."

The shooting happened around 8 p.m. at a home in the 1000 block of Paddington Place.

Police said the victims range between the ages of 20s to early 50s.

Officials did not have an update on the conditions of the three injured.

"We are in a very middle class neighborhood in Annapolis, Maryland," Buckley said. "Tonight is an example of, yet again, senseless violence, people trying to resolve issues with guns. It is the most ridiculous thing we can do as a society. We have to do things to stop this."