Annapolis shooter came 'to kill as many people as he could'

Jarrod W. Ramos, the gunman accused of killing five people in a vendetta against a Maryland newspaper on Thursday, barricaded the rear exit to prevent anyone from escaping and blasted his way through the newsroom with a pump-action shotgun, authorities said Friday, according to The Associated Press.

“The fellow was there to kill as many people as he could,” said Anne Arundel County Police Chief Timothy Altomare said after Ramos, 38, was charged with five counts of murder in connection with the shooting at the Capital Gazette.

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