Female Shooter Dies After Killing 3, Injuring 3 In Maryland Shooting
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ABERDEEN, Md. (CBS/AP) - Several people are dead after a workplace shooting in Harford County, Maryland just south of Aberdeen. Multiple police agencies are on the scene where multiple people were shot inside the Rite Aid Distribution Center in the area Spesutia Road and Perryman Road, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office, and the situation is still active.
The Associated Press is reporting three people were killed. The law enforcement official had knowledge of the shooting but wasn't authorized to discuss details by name and spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.
We can confirm there was a shooting in the area of Spesutia Road and Perryman Road. Multiple victims. The situation is still fluid. Please avoid the area. Media staging area still TBD.
— Harford Sheriff (@Harford_Sheriff) September 20, 2018
Susan Henderson, spokesman for the drugstore chain Rite Aid, said the shooting happened on the campus of a company distribution center in Aberdeen. She described it as a support facility adjacent to a larger building.
The call came at 9:09 a.m. for the shooting in Perryman, a neighborhood off Route 40, in a warehouse complex. More than 1,000 people work at that warehouse.
Colleen Hendrickson lives and works nearby, and she thought it was a normal day while heading to catch the bus and head to work, but then someone warned her there was an active shooting nearby.
"It's very scary when it's just right there on your doorstep, because you can see a billion news reports about shooters, about emergency instances, and it still doesn't make it real to you," Hendrickson said. "I think it's real for a lot of people right now, and there's a lot of people still affected by this, [police] are still looking, and it's been a few hours at this point, or about an hour and a half. It's just insane and it's still sinking in. It's still crazy."
Authorities are asking that people avoid the area as the situation is still fluid.
Victims are being taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore and Christiana Hospital in Delaware for treatment.
ATF and FBI is on scene investigating along with local authorities.
Church Creek Elementary School has been placed on a modified lockdown. Parents should call their child's school for more information or look for notifications.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he is closely monitoring the situation.
"We are closely monitoring the horrific shooting," Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted. "Our prayers are with all those impacted, including our first responders. The State stands ready to offer any support."
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