Multiple people killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid complex, female suspect hospitalized

Shirley Pollack, of Perryville, Md. reacts to what authorities have called a shooting with multiple victims in Perryman, Md. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Authorities say multiple people have been shot in northeast Maryland in what the FBI is describing as an "active shooter situation." Pollack,was concerned about her son who worked near the scene of the shooting. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark) less

Authorities respond to a shooting with multiple victims in Harford County. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun/TNS)

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Multiple people were killed Thursday morning in a shooting in Aberdeen, northeast Maryland, according to a law enforcement official.

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Authorities respond to a shooting in Harford County, Md., Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Authorities say multiple people have been shot in northeast Maryland in what the FBI is describing as an "active shooter situation." (Jerry Jackson /The Baltimore Sun via AP) less

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Maryland state police block the road that connects the industrial business park, where several people had been shot, in Harford County, Md, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Authorities say multiple people have been shot in northeast Maryland in what the FBI is describing as an "active shooter situation." less

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Authorities respond to a shooting in Harford County, Md., on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. Authorities say multiple people have been shot in northeast Maryland in what the FBI is describing as an "active shooter situation." (Jerry Jackson /The Baltimore Sun via AP) less

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Multiple deaths have been reported in a workplace shooting in Aberdeen, Md.

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Multiple people killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid complex, female suspect hospitalized

Multiple people were fatally shot Thursday when a shooter opened fire at a business park in Aberdeen, Maryland, a law enforcement official says.

The Associated Press is reporting three people have been killed in the shooting. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler says multiple victims were injured.

A law enforcement source says the shooting suspect is a woman and has been taken to a nearby hospital. Gahler says the suspect is in critical condition. Authorities have not yet publicly identified the suspect. Officials do not believe there is an additional threat to the community at this time.

No shots were fired by law enforcement officers, according to Gahler.

Gahler says his deputies were dispatched to the Rite Aid distribution center in Aberdeen at 9:06 a.m. on a report of shots fired. Aberdeen is about 35 miles north of Baltimore.

Authorities say multiple people have been shot in northeast Maryland in what the FBI is describing as an "active shooter situation." (Sept. 20)

White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company said its paramedics were responding to the incident. The FBI's Baltimore office, along with the DEA and the ATF have also dispatched agents to the scene.

Alexi Scharmann told WBAL-TV her mother works inside the Liberty building at the distribution center. She said her mother texted her that there was a shooter inside the building.

"Everybody there is so tight-knit. There's not that many people that work there. Everybody is so nice over there, that's why it's a shock," Scharmann said.

While there is security and metal detectors in an adjacent building, Scharmann said the Liberty building where her mother works does not have the same safeguards.

Scharmann said she heard from her mother in a text at 10:33 a.m: "I am outside and safe. I love you."

A witness named Bo, who did not want to share his last name, described the scene.

"We were like two blocks over when we got completely bombarded by -- I'm not exaggerating — 20 to 30 cops, and then ambulances and everything started pouring in. At that point, they blocked us in and we tried to turn around," Bo said. "They're telling us that there is an active shooter."

Bo said the area is wooded and has nearby schools.

"This happened inside the warehouse," Bo said. "They called a bunch of EMS and they told us they were carrying out another five victims."

Bo said the response from police and paramedics was swift. Sheriff said deputies and first responders were on the scene in just over 5 minutes, and rendered first aid where appropriate.

"We didn't know what to do. They were coming in groups of 10. I am not joking, and they were running people off the road. There was even an accident and a head-on collision dead in front of us at a stoplight because they were literally throwing people off the road. They were going," Bo said.