Three people were found dead at a concrete molding company in Western Maryland on Thursday afternoon following a report of a shooting that left a fourth person hospitalized with critical injuries, according to a spokeswoman for the local sheriff’s office.
Mullendore said the suspected gunman, also an employee, drove away and was stopped a short time later at Mapleville and Mount Aetna roads outside Hagerstown, about 10 miles south of the company in the Smithsburg area.the man exchanged gunfire with a Maryland State Police trooper, who was injured in the shoulder and returned fire. The suspected gunman also was injured. Both were being treated at a hospital and were expected to survive, according to police.
Attempts to reach a company representative were not immediately successful. A video on its website shows sprawling buildings filled with large machines.Smithsburg Mayor Donnie Souders said the shooting was a shock for such a small community. The town has a population of about 3,000 and Columbia Machine is roughly three miles outside of town.
Lt. Norman “Bill” Dofflemyer, chief of the Maryland State Police Criminal Investigation Bureau, said three state troopers traveling on Route 66 toward the scene encountered the suspected gunman’s vehicle. Dofflemyer said that when the troopers attempted to stop the vehicle, the alleged shooter opened fire. The troopers fired back, hitting the man, he said.“Right now, we’re working with the sheriff’s office on why it happened, and why it kept escalating,” Dofflemyer said.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he was devastated by the news out of Smithsburg, noting it “comes as our state and nation have witnessed tragedy after tragedy.”He added in his statement, “I am committed to meeting your pain with action” to address the “daily toll of gun violence on our communities.” “Shame on us if we allow this to continue,” he said. “We’re better than that as a country. These families will never be the same again, in Buffalo, in Smithsburg, in Texas; none of them will ever be the same. It’s been going on since Columbine. When is America going to say enough is enough?”
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