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Police: Annapolis gunman worked methodically, blocked exit
Police chief says suspect "was there to kill as many people as he could"
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This photo combination shows the victims of the shooting in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., Thursday. Top, from left, John McNamara and Wendi Winters; bottom, from left, Rob Hiaasen, Gerald Fischman and Rebecca Smith. - photo by Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The gunman accused of killing five people in a vendetta against a Maryland newspaper barricaded the rear exit to prevent anyone from escaping and methodically blasted his way through the newsroom with a pump-action shotgun, cutting down one victim trying to slip out the back, authorities said Friday.
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