Maryland Mass Shooting: 3 People Killed, One Soldier Injured
Maryland Mass Shooting: 3 people killed, one soldier injured in a shooting in North Maryland, USA.
The incident of shooting has once again come to the fore in America. Three people died in a shooting incident in North Maryland, USA.
According to officials, the firing took place at Columbia Machine’s factory, a manufacturing plant in Smithsburg, Maryland. During the firing, a state trooper was shot in the shoulder.
Fortunately, the soldier’s life has been saved and he is undergoing treatment.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that three people were killed in a shooting at Columbia Machine Inc., a manufacturing plant in Smithsburg.
Let us tell you that the place where the shooting incident took place is the Columbia Machine Factory in northern Maryland.
Maryland Mass Shooting: According to the news release, the suspect fled before officers arrived but were traced by Maryland State Police.
The sheriff’s office said the suspect and a soldier were injured in the shootout. Both the wounds are being treated.
A soldier has suffered a minor injury: Officer.
A law enforcement official said a Maryland state soldier suffered minor injuries in a confrontation with the suspect.
Sheriff’s Office Sergeant, Carly Hodge, said at a news conference that officers did not know whether the suspect and the victim were employees of the company where the shooting took place.
Let us tell you that Smithsburg is a city with a population of about 3,000 people.
It is west of Camp David Presidential Retreat and about 75 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Baltimore.
The high-profile shootings in New York, Texas, and Oklahoma in the past few weeks have prompted more than half of Americans to call for more stringent gun violence laws.
Gun violence has been on the rise in most states in the United States over the past few years.
More than 17 thousand people have come into the grip of gun violence in a year
More than 17,000 people have been killed or injured in gun violence in the country so far this year, during which there have been at least 110 mass shootings in the US.
More than half of Americans have chanted in support of making gun violence laws more stringent due to several high-profile shootings in New York, Texas, and Oklahoma over the past few weeks.
