PressTV-Three people killed by female shooter in Maryland

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.

The shooting occurred a day after a man entered a court building in the state of Pennsylvania, located north of Maryland, and shot and wounded four people, including a police officer, before he was killed by police, according to…

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