A Navy Hospital soldier shot and critically wounded two people in an office park in Frederick, Maryland on Tuesday and then headed to Fort Detrick, where he was fatally shot by his staff, they say. officials.
The 38-year-old gunman shot two men at a business in Riverside Tech Park at block 84 of Progress Drive, Frederick authorities said. They did not name the business and it was not clear whether the shooting took place indoors or outdoors.
No information was immediately released about any relationship between the suspect and the victims.
A man shot and injured two people in an office park in Frederick, Maryland, on Tuesday and then drove to Fort Detrick, where he was fatally shot by his staff, officials say.
Frederick police chief Jason Lando said authorities received a call around 8:20 a.m. to report an “active shooter” situation at Riverside Tech Park. People ran away from the business, he said.
Shortly afterwards, Lando said, authorities received information that the suspect had traveled to Fort Detrick, about a 10-minute drive away, where the suspect was shot. An effort was made to save the suspect’s lives, but he failed, Lando said.
Lando said there was only one shooter and there was no public threat.
“We have two different scenes. All I can tell you is that we have confirmed that there is only one shooter, “Lando said.” The public is no longer at risk. Everyone is safe. “
In a statement, the Navy said: “The U.S. Navy can confirm that there was an active firing incident in Fort Detrick, MD, which involved U.S. Navy sailors. The shooter, a U.S. military “Hospital de la Marina is dead. We will keep updating with additional details as the situation evolves.”
The two victims from the office park were taken to Baltimore Shock Trauma. They are in critical condition, authorities said. No one else was injured.
Jeremy Mutschler, marketing director at Nicolock Paving Stones, said he understands the shot was close to Frederick’s location of the company, but not to the business itself.
“One of the injured victims entered our facility seeking help and we were able to help and call the authorities,” said Mutschler, who is based in New York.
Several roads in the shooting area were closed.
Several public schools in Frederick County were “briefly located in a state of blockade,” the district said in a tweet. “All students and staff are safe. The blockade has been lifted, “FCPS officials said.
Frederick Community College sent out a lock alert and then issued an all clear. “There is no threat on the FCC campus,” the school said in a tweet.
Authorities expect to provide another update Tuesday afternoon, they said.
Stay tuned to NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.