Three people are reportedly dead after a shooting at a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland, according to authorities.
FOX News confirms that the shooting happened at Columbia Machine on 12900 block of Bikle Road near Smithsburg High and Middle Schools.
Maryland State Police confirmed to FOX 5 that initial reports indicate three people were killed in the shooting. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said he has been briefed on the shooting. He said MSP responded to the incident and chased a suspect at the scene. During the chase, the Governor said, the suspect fired and shot a state trooper in the shoulder and the trooper returned fire, hitting the suspect. The Governor said he was not sure of the condition of the shooter or the trooper.SKYFOX was over the scene of a shooting at a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland that left three people dead.
The ATF's Baltimore office posted on Twitter that it is assisting the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with the shooting.The sheriff's office said that there is no threat to the community.The past few weeks have been riddled with gun violence as Americans mourn the loss of life in Texas, New York, California, Oklahoma and now Maryland.