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June 30, 2018

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'We are not the enemy': Mourners gather for victims of Capital Gazette shooting

Saturday, Jun 30

About 300 mourners gathered Friday to honor the five employees who were killed Thursday after a gunman blasted his way through the glass door of the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis.

Suspect swore 'oath' to kill Capital staff years ago, had restraining orders — but bought gun legally

The 38-year-old Laurel man accused of gunning down five employees of The Capital on Thursday swore a “legal oath” in court documents to kill a writer for the Annapolis newspaper. Yet he legally purchased the pump-action shotgun he allegedly used in the rampage, authorities said Friday.

Video: Capital Gazette shooting victims mourned at Friday night vigil

Hundreds gathered Friday to honor the employees who were killed Thursday after a gunman blasted his way through the glass door of the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis. Their names are Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. 

Police used facial recognition technology to help identify uncooperative suspect in Capital Gazette shooting

Anne Arundel County police said they used facial recognition software to help identify Jarrod Warren Ramos as the suspect in Thursday's deadly Capital Gazette shooting.

Quick police response to Capital Gazette shooting partly by design, partly by luck

A combination of factors led to police officers from three different agencies arriving at the scene of a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper office within one minute of the first 911 calls on Thursday, police said.

In Capital Gazette shooting, police find themselves helping reporters they know well

In the harrowing moments to come, police found themselves arriving at a grim crime scene. The victims and survivors were familiar faces.

Capital Gazette owner creates fund for shooting victims, families; donations to be matched up to $1M

A new fundraiser has been set up for those interested in donating to the families, victims and survivors of the mass shooting at The Annapolis Capital Gazette, the newspaper’s owner announced Friday.

Trump, who calls journalists 'enemy of the people,' offers support after Capital Gazette shootings

President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly denounced the press as "the enemy of the American people," offered condolences and pledged Friday to fight violence in America after the deadly shooting at the Capital Gazette office in Annapolis.

'They're irreplaceable': Former Capital Gazette journalists reminisce

The tragedy sent journalists — many alumni of The Capital — into mourning on social media, reminiscing about the hard work witnessed at the publication and their fallen colleagues.

Editorial: Gerald Fischman wrote with passion, heartbreak and horror about America's mass shootings. Then he became a victim of one.

Annapolis Captial Editorial Page Editor Gerald Fischman wrote movingly about the madness of mass shootings. He was among the five Capital staff members killed Thursday.

Orioles honor Capital Gazette shooting victims with moment of silence, press box monument

The Orioles remembered Thursday's victims of the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom with a memorial in the press box at the newspaper's seat and a moment of silence before Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels.