Three people were killed in a shooting at Columbia Machine in Smithsburg and a state trooper was shot in the shoulder, according to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. The governor said he did not know the status of the shooter. “What I understand, potentially, three people dead. Maryland State Police responded, pursued the suspect, the suspect fired and shot the trooper in the shoulder, who then returned fire and shot him,” Hogan said.The sheriff’s office said deputies responded around 2:30 p.m. to the 12900 block of Bikle Road for a shooting. Smithsburg is located around 75 miles west of Baltimore.The sheriff’s office said the suspect is no longer a threat to the community. Columbia Machine is a company that offers “complete equipment lines to customers in over 100 countries,” according to their website.There was no information released on what led to the shooting. CNN contributed to this report. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Three people were killed in a shooting at Columbia Machine in Smithsburg and a state trooper was shot in the shoulder, according to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
The governor said he did not know the status of the shooter.
“What I understand, potentially, three people dead. Maryland State Police responded, pursued the suspect, the suspect fired and shot the trooper in the shoulder, who then returned fire and shot him,” Hogan said.
The sheriff’s office said deputies responded around 2:30 p.m. to the 12900 block of Bikle Road for a shooting.
Smithsburg is located around 75 miles west of Baltimore.
The sheriff’s office said the suspect is no longer a threat to the community.
Columbia Machine is a company that offers “complete equipment lines to customers in over 100 countries,” according to their website.
There was no information released on what led to the shooting.
CNN contributed to this report. This is a developing story and will be updated.
