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An investigation into the suspect s possible motive was underway. The shooting occurred Tuesday morning inside a military “overflow area” at Riverside Tech Park, an Army general said at a news conference.
The gunman drove through a gate at an entrance to the base before military personnel confronted him on a road inside, said Fort Detrick spokeswoman Lanessa Hill.
“It wasn’t that long after he came through the gate that the shooter was stopped, Hill said. “Not even a quarter of a mile.” She said Frederick police had given base officials advance notice, so we knew that he was out there.”
Two Males in Critical Condition, Shooter Killed, in Frederick
A 38-year-old U. S. Navy Hospital Corpsman entered a business in the Riverside Tech Park in the City of Frederick around 8:20 Tuesday morning and began shooting.
The shooter then got into a car and drove to the nearby U.S. Fort Detrick, where he was shot by personnel on base. When Frederick police arrived at the base, Navy personnel were administering life-saving procedures. The shooter was reported dead at that location, according to Police Chief Dwight Sommers.
The two male shot were flown by helicopter to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, which is part of the University Medical Center. They are both in critical condition, according to Sommers.
April 6, 2021, 4:28 pm
A crime scene technician stands near the scene of a shooting at a business park in Frederick, Maryland (Julio Cortez/AP)
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A US Navy medic shot and critically wounded two people at a Maryland business park, then fled to a nearby military base where he was shot and killed, police and navy officials said.
The gunman entered a business at the Riverside Tech Park, causing people inside to flee, but it was unclear if the shooting took place inside or outside, Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said.
After wounding two men at a business park, a Navy medic fled to a nearby military base where he was shot and killed.
Police stand around an area cordoned off by police tape on Progress Court, near the scene of a shooting at a business park, in Frederick, Md., on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
FREDERICK, Md. (CN) Two men are in critical condition Tuesday morning after being shot by a 38-year-old Navy medic at Riverside Technology Park in Maryland.
While the medic has not been identified, U.S. Navy officials say he drove from the Riverside Technology Park to the military base Fort Detrick, about 10 minutes away, where he was shot and killed. Fort Detrick as well as Frederick-area schools and colleges had been placed on lockdown after the police were alerted to the shooting shortly after 8 a.m. According to ABC news, base officials have confirmed that the shooter was stationed at Fort Detrick.
2 Injured In Active Shooter Incident Near Fort Detrick In Frederick, Navy Says U.S. Sailors Involved
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Funny how all these shootings are starting up again full force 2 months after Biden is in office
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A gunman is dead and two people are in critical condition after a shooting in Frederick, Maryland, on Tuesday morning.
The shooting was reported at about 8:30 a.m. in the Riverside Tech Park, on Progress Drive not far from Monocacy Boulevard.