Capital Gazette Shooting Suspect Ramos Indicted On 23 Counts
Source: Baltimore Sun
Anne Arundel County prosecutors filed a 23-count indictment Friday against Jarrod Ramos, the suspect in the deadly shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom last month, they announced in a news release.
The indictment means Ramos, 38, is now charged with attempted murder, assault and weapons offenses in addition to five counts of first degree murder.
Ramos was taken into custody in the newsroom June 28, where police say they found him hiding under a desk after the shooting rampage. Police have said that he used a shotgun to blast his way into the newspaper's offices before opening fire on the 11 people working inside.
The filing of an indictment is largely a procedural step that moves the case to Circuit Court where Ramos would ultimately stand trial...more..
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Thousands of people have contributed nearly $685,000 to a pair of funds created after the June 28 mass shooting in the Capital Gazette newsroom, and donations small and large continue to come in.
The shooting three weeks ago shattered the normal routine at the Annapolis newspaper. But since the killings, staff have continued to put out a print edition and online updates every day, drafting reporters from corporate parent tronc, which also owns The Baltimore Sun, as well as other news organizations.
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