Aberdeen, Maryland: At least three people were killed on Thursday morning (local time) in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution centre in the US state of Maryland, officials said.
A lone suspect was taken into custody and was in hospital in a critical condition, authorities said.
Multiple people were shot at a pharmacy chain store’s distribution warehouse in northeast Maryland.
A law enforcement official with knowledge of the shooting stressed that the number of dead is based on preliminary information.
The attack came nearly three months after a man armed with a shotgun attacked a newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, killing five staff members.
The FBI described the Aberdeen incident as an "active shooter situation" and said its Baltimore field office was assisting.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office tweeted that the shooting involved "multiple victims" and warned that the situation was still fluid and asked people to avoid the area.
In a tweet, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said his office is monitoring the situation in Aberdeen and that the state stands ready to offer any support.
Susan Henderson, spokesman for the pharmacy chain Rite Aid, said the shooting happened on the campus of a company distribution centre in Aberdeen. She described it as a support facility adjacent to a larger building.
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