A female shooter has shot and killed at least three people in the US state of Maryland before she was wounded and transferred to a hospital.
The shooting took place Thursday at about 9:00 am local time at a Rite Aid company warehouse in the city of Aberdeen.
WBAL-TV, a local network in Maryland, reports that the shooter is a woman who is now in hospital.
Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler told reporters that the suspect is in a critical condition and that she used a handgun during the attack.
He said officers didn’t fire their weapons, suggesting the shooter tried to take her own life.
Rite Aid, a US pharmacy chain, confirmed that the shooting was in one of their buildings and said they learned about it from someone inside.
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