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Officials: 3 Killed in Maryland Shooting

by Associated Press

   ABERDEEN, MARYLAND --

   Three people were killed Thursday morning in a shooting at a Rite Aid
   distribution center in northeast Maryland, officials said.

   A law enforcement official with knowledge of the shooting stressed that
   the number of dead is based on preliminary information. The officials
   wasn't authorized to discuss details by name and spoke on condition of
   anonymity to The Associated Press.
   The FBI described it 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 Gov. 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 drugstore chain Rite Aid, said the
   shooting happened on the campus of a company distribution center in
   Aberdeen. She described it as a support facility adjacent to a larger
   building.