Two sailors were wounded in a shooting spree at an industrial park in Frederick, Maryland, on Tuesday before the suspect was fatally shot at a nearby military installation, authorities said.
The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Navy medic Phantahun Girma Woldesenbet, entered a Naval-related business in the Riverside Tech Park and, armed with a rifle, opened fire, officials said. Two sailors were injured. One is in critical condition and the other was released from the hospital.
After the shooting, Woldesenbet, a petty officer third class, drove about four miles to Fort Detrick, where he was stationed, Frederick Chief Police Chief Jason Lando said.
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A crime scene technician stands near the scene of a shooting at a business park in Frederick, Maryland, on Apr 6, 2021. (Photo: AP/Julio Cortez)
07 Apr 2021 05:56AM (Updated:
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FREDERICK, Maryland: A US Navy medic shot and wounded two US sailors at a military facility on Tuesday (Apr 6), then fled to a nearby army base where security forces shot and killed him, police and Navy officials said.
Authorities said they had yet to determine what drove 38-year-old Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet to open fire at the facility, located in an office park in Frederick, Maryland.
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Police walk near the scene of a shooting at a business park in Frederick, Md., Tuesday, April 6, 2021.AP Photo/Julio Cortez
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) A Navy medic shot and wounded two U.S. sailors at a military facility Tuesday, then fled to a nearby Army base where security forces shot and killed him, police and Navy officials said.
Authorities said they had yet to determine what drove 38-year-old Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet to open fire at the facility, located in an office park in Frederick, Maryland.
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) A Navy medic shot and wounded two U.S. sailors at a military facility Tuesday, then fled to a nearby Army base where security forces shot and killed him, police and Navy officials said.
Authorities said they had yet to determine what drove 38-year-old Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet to open fire at the facility, located in an office park in Frederick, Maryland.
“We’re still trying to sort through stacks of paper . to figure out exactly what the motive would be,” said Frederick Police Lt. Andrew Alcorn.
Woldesenbet shot the sailors with a rifle inside the facility at the Riverside Tech Park on Tuesday morning, causing people inside to flee, said Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando.
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