SMITSBURG, Maryland –
A suspect opened fire on a business in western Maryland on Thursday, leaving three dead before a suspect and a U.S. soldier were injured in a shootout, authorities said.
The Washington County Sheriff said in a press release that three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg. The suspect then fled in a vehicle and was tracked down by Maryland State Police, according to a press release.
The suspect and one soldier were injured in an exchange of gunfire, the sheriff’s office said. Both were treated for their wounds.
News photos show a large presence of law enforcement, including emergency vehicles, at the scene.
Smithsburg, a community of nearly 3,000 people, is about 75 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Baltimore, not far from Maryland’s Pennsylvania line.
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