ramos of m ll evene int dealt with. he hold als that he has suffered in the course of his life. >> reporter: bran den mccarthy represented a female client in convicted with woman. a former high school classm he friended the woman in 2009 on facebook and harassed her soba out of state jhe and basically her and had destroyed this woman's life. >> reporter: mccarthy said it was a 2012 story about that uld fuel ramos's hatred for at the paper. >> when i saw that thereas a shooting at the capital, i told my wife it's jarred ramos, no dot in my mind. >> reporter: documents released friday s ramos hid under a desk when policehe stormed building and cornered him within two minutes, the identified him with facial recognition used were you purchased legally despite his past harassment conviction and threats h made paper inhegast tin2013. >> reporter: according to police, the newspaper declined to pressha criminalrges against ramos for those threats. thinking wldhat only make things worse. he i being held without bond and charged

. > jaired orrod ramos faced a jun charges. he barricaded a dooro keep people from escaping, blasted his way in. p fiple were killed. an editor, a mother, a mentor, a sports junkie, and an animal lover. >> we have a team o reporters working the angles on this story that continues to unravel, including the red flags before the attack. let's start with wendy rieger in annapolis. >> for those of us who live in annapolis, it is still so odd to think that "thcapital gazette" now so sadly at the epicenter of one of the biggest stories i our country. and people might be asking why wasn't there security in the. buildi they didn't think they needed security because they're a community newspaper. th are open to the public. they want you to come in because they write about the public. but nowat 24 hours we are getting a very grim picture of this sed killer and of his motive. or possible motive and of the entalement that he had with this newspaper that went bac for years. let's look at the suspected ller. a former government worker, he was

mirabelle ramos was a fighter. joining the army and doing two tours of duty before returning to civilian life. even her military experience would not be enough to prepare her for the battle she'd face back home. withmystery in orange county." >> reporter: orange county, california. a place of sun, fun, and privilege. it's where "the real housewives" aired their dirty laundry, what a sense of cool really was. you got the sense that everyone was rich and white and lives with in a mansion with a view of the pacific. step back from the orange coast, and you'll see the county that's not on to have. not as wealthy, not as white, full of those who came here chasing a better life and finding it in places like santa a ana, a mostly working class immigrant community in the shadow of disneyland. it's the part of the o. c. that to survive, people know they'll have to work hard to succeed. marabelle ramos arrived from new york city. she would not only survive here but would thrive. this should be a story of a woman who worked h

ramos was angry about the article and sued for defamation. the case but it dragged on for years with appeals. the editor says he andis staff never met ramos in person but ngfinitely felt threatened. there were a online posts and digital threats about the newspaper and maryland judges for years. he it made me feel uncomfortable enough to go to police and ask for an investigation. so we all felt teatened there and were all concerned about it. but there was very little else we could do except be aware. ld me heetired editor not only warned his own family, but he held a newsroom meeting about him and alerted the front desk. anne arundel countyolice sai today it was ultimately the newspaper's decision not to pursue charges so as not to provoke ramos even >> thank you, jodie. >>> editor, mentor, sports junkie volunteer, animal lover. all working hard to serve their community. all lives cut short because of a senseless act of violence. these are theti v of the capital gazette shooting in annapolis. 'll show you r-now. 61-yd gerald fischman. he worke

the alleged gunman jarrod ramos being led away by police. authorities urging everyone to get their hands in the air. tonight what we've now learned. the suspect barricading the door so reporters and workers couldn't get out as he fired. why the newspaper was targeted? what the suspect did to a girl he knew from high school years ago that might have led to all this. >>> also breaking tonight was it a major security breach involving the president on air force one? was a comedian able to convince white house operators he was a senator? did the president unknowingly have a conversation with that comedian? >>> new outrage over this cell phone video. police tasing an unarmed man from behind. he was sitting some say appearing to obey officer's instructions when the tasing begins. what the mayor is saying tonight. >>> dangerous heat moving in for millions. triple digit heat across several states. heat alerts from texas to the northeast. well into the 90s and surpassing 100. from chicago to new york to boston. >>> the runway scare. the pilot barrelin

he says the moment he heard about the shooting, he knew it was ramos. >> i knew who did it.it. >> reporter: and you said it was inevitable. >> it was inevitable. >> reporter: that he would eventually doing something. >> he was going to do something violent. the only question was: who would he get first? >> reporter: you can see behind me, there's a vigil going on. it's one of three vigils going on this evening here in annapolis to honor the victims of this shooting. it's a sign of just how deeply this tragedy has affected this town. as for the people who actually work at the newspaper, that building between the trees is the building where it actually happened. they are persevering through the pain, putting out a paper every hey. jeff. >> glor: so impressive to hear. peip reid, thank you. even though the suspect is not cooperating with detectives, his tweets and court documents are providing them with clues. here's jeff pegues. >> reporter: investigators say jarrod ramos held a long- simmering grudge against the "capital gazette." p search of his home turned up evidence that

a search a few hours ago happened that jarrod ramos's house.unbelievable to hear what could be the motive. jillian: first responders receiving praise for swift action responding to the scene in a matter of minutes. former cia analyst says the quick response saved several more lives. >> response time is unlikely to have been better in any way. when you look at these events, someone dedicated to harming innocents, had some familiarity with the location and did some reconnaissance beforehand and understanding of accident entryways, you have a situation you are trying to mitigate casualties, hard to only need them entirely but because the first responder time, you had fewer people killed and wounded and in this circumstance the training of people coming in the front door helped as well as employees of the actual facility. rob: investigators will provide another update at a press conference later today. police departments stepping up plans outside newsrooms across the nation, four nypd officers posted outside the new york times building and outside

police responded and interviewed ramos. no charges were filed. the police chief said employees didn't want to even flame situation. an officer involved wrote he didn't believe mr. ramos was a threat to the newspaper's employees. >> pierre thank you. >>> we're following two developing headlines friday night. was there a security breach involving the president on air force one? was a comedian able to get through the line? did the president think he was a senator? >>> the president also revealing his possible picks down to the supreme court. the one question he said he probably will not ask. here's terry moran. >> reporter: tonight president trump reveals he narrowed his list to five names, two of them women. he said he'll announce his choice on july 9th. for millions of americans the battle comes down to abortion. trump has the power to forge a court that will over turn roe v. wade. >> if we put another two or three justices on, that will happen. that will happen automatically in my opinion because i am putting pro-life justices on the court. >> re

it is 38-year-old jarrod ramos. that yet but ramos is due in court in anne arrundel county c for a bond hearing at 10:30 this morning. he is currently facing five counts of first degree m sder. poay that suspect was smoke grenades when heedhree the building that houses the catal gazette around 3 3:20 p.m. yesterday. the response was swift. authorities arriving on scene in just 60 seconds. agencies from across the area coordinating t evacuate more than 170 people from the lilding. police cal the w know that there threats sent to the gazette through social media. this person was prepared today to com in, this person was epared to shoot people. his intent was to cause harm and as i've stated before, theat inveive part of this is going to be thorough and it's going to take some time. >> reporter: now here's a look at ramos' apartment where authorities were searching and gathering evidence until late lastht nig as investigators e motive remains underct. investigation. we are, of course, sollowing tory very closely. we're

jarrod ramos charged with 5 counts of first-degree murder.all five victims in this bloodbath, four of them journalists, one a sales assistant at the newspaper in an apple as, maryland. jarrod ramos was taken into custody seconds after opening fire in the newsroom with a shotgun and smoke grenade. law enforcement official tell fox news he is not cooperating with police. investigators will unravel a motive as we learn jarrod ramos had a history with the "capital gazette" suing for defamation in 2012 and making social media threats against the paper hours before the attack. the grieving staff at the "capital gazette" banding together, the cover paying tribute to the lives lost. the white house press secretary sarah sanders slamming the deadly attack on journalists, quote, condemned the evil act of senseless violence in annapolis, maryland, violent attack on innocent journalists doing their job is an attack on every american. our prayers are with the victims and friends and family. a florida face-off brain here on fox news, tangling at the gop gu

mccarthy said everyone who inctraith ramos wedouldn't kne much because he had not acted.held without bond, charged with five counts of first-degree murder. live in annapolis, evan lambert fox 5 local news. >>> also new details about the five capital gazette emploes killed. many known for years of devotion to he journalism. shawn yancy with more they clearly left a rk, 59-year-old journalist rob aason worked for various news organizations the baltimore sun, palm beach post, his coworkers described him as a generous man wh had are a great sense o humor. heust celebrated his 33rdrs wedding anary. yesterday was his wife' birthday. 61-year-old geraldischman was the capital gazette's editoredi years won dozens of awards b shy and with the tea man and all hours of the day. the office 56-year-old john mcnamara w also an editor. he worked at the newspaper more than 24 years. his coworkers described him as a grea person and a jack-of-all-trades, mcnamara leaves behind on a. >>> wendy winters spent the early pa of her career in new york city before coming to il maryland, a is underw

u he picks the story from there to tell us a little bit more about ramos. mark. >> reporter: good g,even wendy. this red brick apartment complex is where he liv for the past 17 years. today in court wes adams painted him as a man who had created a tactical plan to kill as many people as possible. when he walked into the offices of the capital gazette, he hunted and killed his victims. within minutes ofho s ringing outside inside the office was of the capital gazette 38-year-old jarrod ramos was taken int custody. shortly after that police were inaurel searching ramos' home where they found more evidence. >> evidence that suggested a cockdinated atthe barricading of a back door, and the u of a tactical approach and hunting down andhoing the innocent victims in this case. >> in court today prosecur wes adams told the judge ramos had a plan to kill as many people as possible. and then he snuck into the building through a rear hallway and apparently blocked the rear exit of the offices so that the victims would have no way to escape. re was a number of victims.

Éste asegura que ramos era un hombre solitario. >> era una persona que estaba viviendo en el edificiote trump. mientras el tributo a las vÍctimas se sigue creciendo, el periÓdico hoy dice que sólo se permitirÁn un dÍa de silencio, un dÍa para rendir tributo a sus vÍctimas. pero que maÑana continuarÁn informando a esta comunidad con la responsabilidad que les corresponde. enrique: se termina una tradiciÓn de 70 aÑos en los estados unidos, la de entrar a una tienda "toys r us" con toda la familia, con el cierre definitivo de esta cadena. miles de personas, y esto es lo mÁs importante, quedarán sin empleo. andrea linares visitÓ una de las tiendas. andrea: tristeza es lo que sienten niÑos y adultos al decirle adiÓs a esta tienda. la icÓnica canción de sus comerciales nunca serÁ olvidada. por 70 aÑos, esta jugueterÍa le llegÓ alegrÍa a generaciones. este viernes, cerca de 800 tiendas cierran sus puertas y lo que quedan son estantes vacÍos, mucho polvo y basura. >> muy triste comer a la tienda preferida de mi hijo. andrea: fieles de la marca acudieron al lugar para recordar los viejos tiemp

ramos is being held without bond. the judge and process can cusec he is a danger to the community. bli brian todd, cnn. >> rob hiaasen's widow spoke to cnn. >> without a doubt rob hiaasen was my best friend and he was that for a handful of others. weliked to say you you don't need a friends, you just need really good ones. he was always there for people. a confidant when folks needed it and someone ready with the wrc little joke at just the right time. typically and ironically a time like this when people were together hurting over something and he understood the need that eventually you did need that break. he liked to say it is a fine line between drama and comedy, tragedy and comedy, excuse me. and he knew when to give that line that actually wound up breaking the ice and making people feel more comfortable. he was a great best friend. i heard guests talking about some journalist make mistakes. all journalists do. all human beings do. it is those of us that are adults in the world whether in the white house or elsewhere, those of us who admit mistakes and try to correct them are

ramos was obsessively angry about this particular story. >> reporter: ramos sued the paper for defamation in 2012. the case was dismissed in 2015 on appeal. according to court documents, the judge said there is nothing to prove anything that was published was, in fact, false. >> i, foreign would, received what i considered to be a death threat. >> reporter: tom marquardt was the capital's executive editor at the time of the article. he said he went to police about ramos' threat but was told nothing could be done. >> i feared for my life. i feared for my family's life. i feared for my staff's life. >> he wanted to get revenge. >> reporter: mccarthy said on thursday when he heard about the shooting at the capital newspaper, he immediately thought of ramos. >> i knew who did it. he did it. >> reporter: and you said it was inevitable? >> it was inevitable. >> reporter: he would eventually do something like this. >> the only question is, who would he get first. >> reporter: mccarthy said he spoke to his client after the shooting and she said she is still scared for her life, even though he is

ramos is being held in jail without bond. charged with five counts of murder.mbert, fox 5 local news >> stay with fox 5 for the latest o this continuing story, look for updates on the website, fox5dc.com on twitter and facebook and our mobile ap >>> we talk about just other night on 5@630 about the protests that began. we saw 575 people arrested in acts of civil dis obedience, mass rallies planned across the country tomorrow calling for end toe the zero toleranc immigration policy that's left separated f parents at the border, itppears that that's been eased up, got a preview when tho people were arrested on capitol hill for staging a sit, it ist the senate office building. it was organized by the women's march, under u thembrella families belong together. the march starting at 11:00 lafatte park across from the white house expected to last until 2:00. this map showsanou how m demonstrations are planned across other cities including oneight down the road in >> baltimore. voters have spoken. theyroved the controversial ballot measure to increase the hourly wage

her lawyer says ramos was the most evil person he's ever seen in a courtroom. >> he was obsessive about people that he considered to have wronged him. he didn't just not like, he didn't argue with, he wanted to destroy whoever he figured had wronged him. >> reporter: ramos sued the newspaper for defamation but lost when the courts ruled the stories were accurate and began posting threats against the capital gazette, the paper claimed to police who concluded there wasn't enough evidence to arrest him but the publisher said the paper staff considered him dangerous. >> he had a photo taken of him, made sure the front desk was aware he could come in at any moment and my staff was aware of what he looked like. >> reporter: in court today, ramos was charged with five counts of first degree murder and ordered held without bail. ramos bought the gun a year ago and he was convicted of stalking at that point but it was a mom and under maryland and federal law, it did not disqualify him from buying a gun. lester? >> thank you, pete. we're learning about the victims, journalists killed while doing

. >> reporter: police say jarrod ramos blasted his way into the ilding armed with a 12-gauge pump action shotgun after first barricading the backdoor exit. anthony messenger in his first as an intern hid under his desk, terrified when that doorouldn't open. w >> i don't khe locked it but i felt like a fish to a barrel. he's here to do harm and this is a calculated plan. at that point, i thought i would die. >> reporter: after five were fatally shot, police closein d found ramos hiding under a desk but hours after arresting him they had no idea who he was. he said almost nothing so they used the state's facial recognition to identify him leading to a search of his apartment where they found signs he planned the attack well in advance. >> i'll say this, the ow was there to kill as many as he could kill. >> reporter: ramos was no stranger to the newspaper. he had been raging about it for seven years ever since a story accurately described his 2011 conviction for stalking. harassing a woman he kn in high school calling her vulgar names online and trying to get her fired when she stopped resp

ramos had a history here. a defamation lawsuit that he filed in 2013 because they wrote an argument about his conviction against harassing a woman that worked here at the paper. the social media aspect, he was very open about his threats against the paper. when i talked to the police chief altamare, he said i wish we had a social media officer. perhaps he could have been stopped or learned more. he believes going forward they will get that. but just a quick note. the law enforcement here to be commended for their unbelievable actions getting to the scene within 60 seconds to two minutes. just a week ago today law enforcement conducted an active shooter drill. that of course probably why they got here so quickly, preventing ramos from getting out the front door, the only exit left. the final story, the defiance of the "capital gazette" behind me saying despite the absolute horror, they were going to print today, perhaps a silver lining in a tragic story here in annapolis. >> ed: very inspiring. i'm glad you not

ramos without bail.step in this process is either a preliminary hearing or bringing the caseefore a grand jury for indictment. either of those things will ocher in next 30 days. case hen, from there t would be forwarded to the circuit court. that is the result of today's proceedi proceedings. >> thank you. [inaudible question] >> we learned thathe "capital gazette" suspect will be held without bail. more on this inside the nbc washington app and we'relso ve >>> we're live in -- four -- three -- two -- one. ♪ >>> cohdn't get eno the first time we saw it. the craziest video w saw this week. >> sounded like cardi b. is -- hello, everybody. that was abc's contortionist. we got to get him on the show. i want to know his story. he is on the show. he's under the table! don't you s him? >> welcome to "access," everybody. we got scott evans, actress and comedienne melissa joining us. the bestart about that act, he works in human resources and nobody at his office knew he could do this on would be the show

jarr jarr jarrod ramos opened fire.an appearing in court today facing five counts of first degree murder. he executed a plan in the newspaper's offices so people could not escape as he began systematically hunting and killing. >> there were two entrances to the offices in which this attack occurred. the rear door was barricaded. mr. ramos then as i told a judge entered the front door and worked his way through the office where he was shooting victims as he walked through the office. >> reporter: phil davis says ramos fired through a window. >> at some point when i was listening to him reload, are we all going to die? >> reporter: police arrived in minutes, the suspect was found hiding under a desk. >> everyone in the main office is under control. >> reporter: he had a feud with the paper dating back to 2011 when they publish aid stoed a s about his are a rharassment. he called her vulgar games and telling her to kill herself according to the nape. . >> this was day after day of twittering. just tweeting all over the pla

ramos without bail.tep in this process is either a preliminary hearing or bringing the case before a grand jury for an indictment. either of those things will occur in the next 30 days. from there the case would then be forwarded to the circuit court. that is the results of today's proceedings. >> all right, you're listening right there to wes adams. he's the man that will be taking the lead on prosecuting the gunman. wackrow and gagliano back with me. does it surprise you he doesn't have bail? >> no. i would be surprised if he got bail. >> with all that we're learning. that detail that he went there and barricaded the back door, it sent shivers down my spine. >> high level of premeditation. and obviously the way he planned this out, making sure people were trapped inside, a lot of people are asking why wasn't this charged with a federal terrorism case? >> why not? >> the law is very specific. it is described as violence for political or social or idealogical goals. if they can tie this to something rece

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the suspect 38-year-old jarrod ramos was ordered held without bail. he is charged with 5 counts of first-degree murder. authorities call the shooting a planned coordinated attack. they say ramos barricaded the back door of the so the victims couldn't escape and they say he worked his way through the newsroom shooting people with a pump action shotgun. ramos had a vendetta against the paper after the gazette reported about his criminal conviction for harassment in 2011. president trump today offered condolences. >> journalists like all americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job. >> president trump said his administration would do everything in its power to reduce violent crime and protect innocent life. four of the victims were journalists. on the far left is rob hiaasen. he is a mentor. next is gerald fischman described as a quirky voice of the newspaper. in the middle, john mcnamara the paper says sports reporting was has dream job. wendi winters was described as a prolific writer who fifth victim, sales

. >> 38-year-old jarrod ramos appeared via closed circuit tv in a maryland court this morning. he's charged with five crowneds -- counts first degree murder. >> the fellow was there to kill as many people as he could kill. >> in court the escape thugh the back door and wamotargeted the capital because of a long standing feud. he sued the newspaper for defamation in 2012. the paper published a story about ramos pleading guilty to harassing a woman he went to high school with. the case was later dismissed. authorities say ramos also made threats against the capital in 2013 on social media, but the paper did not want to press charges. >> there was a fear that doing so would exacerbate an already flammable situation. >> just hours after the shooting, several capital staff members were seen working in a nearby garage. and today the capital published its regular morning paper. inside you can see the opinion page was intentionally left blank to honor the victims. it says today we are speechless. >> those victims include john mcnamara who was a sports reporter and the author of two boo

. >> reporter: the suspect 38-year-old jar rod ramos. >> this was a targeted attack. >> ramos sued theer for defamation in 2012. the lawsuit was dismissed. but a retired editor for the gaz zet said for years, ramos made threats. >> one particularly comment. con >> reporter: investigated ramos before. >> in may of '13, we did have a situation where online threatening comments were made. we had a detective assigned to investigate it. >> reporter: at this point, investigators say ramos is not cooperating or helping provide any questions surrounding the shooting. being held behind bars without bond. a judge says he finds ramos to be a danger >> the first tweet reads, some days i don't agree with the media. some days, they are a fantastic sparring partner. but every day, a journalists are strong, allies of our democracy shining a light into darkness, my heart goes on to anyone at the capital gazette. i know that my career would have been impossible without the media, but more importantly, journalists put their lives in danger to bring us information, they should never be threatened in their

ramos pled guilty to it. a year later, ramos filed suit for defamation. the next year in 2013, that suit was dismissed. in 2015, an appeal was also dismissed. all throughout this time, ramos was active on social media, talking about the paper, talking about the columnist who had written this piece. his animus pretty clear. it's worth pointing out none of the five people killed yesterday had anything to do with that story. >> this is such an upsetting story. i want to bring my panel in. it's a pretty special one. brendan greely is the editor of the economic research note all we know so far. glen kirshner is a former federal prosecutor. and jim cavanaugh, retired atf special agent in charge. brendan, i have to go to you first. this was your hometown. you were a paper boy delivering the gazette years ago. talk to us about what this publication is to your community, especially at a time when local newspaper papers are more and more scarce. >> stef, it's a small town. you know, there just aren't that many people here. 30,000 people in annapolis. the paper, you

ramos made threats towards the "capital gazette" on social media. the police say there's clearly a history. >> it's a targeted attack. we can't fathom why that person chose to do this. we don't think we have anymore clear and present dangers to the citizens of anne arundel county. >> the capital says the former publisher said i remember telling our attorneys, this is a guy that is going to come in and shoot us. trace, he also told the baltimore sun that in 2013, he reached out to the anne arundel county police department about ramos in 2013, but nothing came of that. he also considered filing a restraining order but decided not to after consulting with attorneys, trace. >> trace: yeah, we've seen the pictures of the victims. what more are we learning about them? >> today, trace, people have been coming here, putting flowers downs and balloons, messages on notes here at the scene. the "capital gazette" detailed the stories of some of the victims in its paper today. one of them was john mcnamara. he was remembered for his flexibility, concise writing

mr ramos then, asi door was barricaded., entered into the front door and worked his way through the office, where he would... shooting victims as he walked through the offers. jarrod ramos had a grudge against the paper dating back to 2011 when its columnists covered a case, criminal case against him. he has often criticised the capital gazette on social media, including yesterday, before the attack. there was widespread condemnation of this attack on journalists. there widespread condemnation of this attack onjournalists. there is something wrong with this society. why are we so tightly wound that a small newspaper like this, that is really not left—wing or right—wing, the just report is good, local news for us, that cares about our kids and local issues, can offend someone so and local issues, can offend someone so much that they want to take life. president trump, not always a friend of the media, said this attack shocked the conscience of the nation. journalists, like all americans, should be free from the fear of being

we have our former board member, hello ramos in the audience today. he's no longer sitting up here with us. i want to take some time to honor and thank him for his service on the sfmta board of directors. . all while working at transform full time to help maximize community engagement especially among under represented stakeholders and build awareness and support throughout the region. as you can tell from listening to that, sfmta is one link in the chain of dedication that he has given to public transportation. he helped our board feel w elcoming to all. his ability to connect to the public in spanish made many feel comfortable and welcome here and heard. he was theirst chamber to champion buses. helping us become the first big transit agency across the entire bus system. i have chosen saying this. i would be in tears if i didn't know where he was. he will continue to build on that career dedication to public transportation. we appreciate yr service. [alause] i'm going to come down to give you a plaque and have our former chair to say a few words. i

that's when a columnist wrote about a criminal harassment case against ramos. the case was dismissed. since then ramos made threats on social media. the threats realized yesterday. police arrived one minute after the first shot was fired. a employee in the same building describes the moment it was started. listen. >> i was on the phone with a client. i heard a loud noise. a loud bang. i poked my head around the corner of my desk so i could see to the front door of the "capital gazette." i saw a guy holding a gun. >> that guy, rob hiaassen, the assistant editor. 61-year-old gerald fischman, the editorial winter. wendi winters, john mcnamara and sales assistant, rebecca smith. the community coming together to remember these victims and their loved ones. the "capital gazette" often showing their resilience. they put out a paper reporting on their own story. we're also learning that ramos will be prosecuted by grand jury. >> neil: would have should have could have. and howard schaffer on these events. what do you think? >> this is a terrible tragedy. annapolis is a

nbc news confirmed the suspected gunman is jarrod ramos.ou are looking at a photo of him just into the newsroom. police say earlier today ramos used a shotgun and opened fire t i annapolis. the "baltimore sun" which owns the "capital-gazette" is reporting that ramos had a long-standing problem against the paper filing a defamation suit in 2012 over a story about harassment involving him. >> all of this comes as investigators are combing for clues about the shooting. jennifer johnson is live with the latest on the investigation. jennifer. >> reporter: well, vicky and garvin, that's right. ramos had a previous criminal history but nothing serious, nothing like what happened today. 2:35 this afternoon when he opened fire inside the building behind me, the "capital-gazette", killing five people. shots fired in annapolis, maryland. >> male inside the building shooting people with a shotgun. black shirt, green pants. >> reporter: initial reports say several people were shot at a building that houses the "capital-gazette", a local newspar. >> our

it started in 2011 when a columnist wrote about criminal harassment case against jarrod ramos. he sued the columnist and the editor. but the case was dismissed. since then, he made threats on social media but the paper chose not to file charges. >> there was a fear that doing so would exacerbate an already flammable situation. >> reporter: those threats, realized yesterday. police arriving one minute after the shots. >> i heard a loud noise, a bang and i poked my head around the corner of my desk and i saw a guy holding a gun. >> reporter: police say jarrod ramos knew there were two entrances and barricaded the back door before going to the front and shooting people as they try to escape . the victims, robert hiaasen, gerald fischman, wendi winters, john mcnamara , and rebecca smith. a memorial is growing at the site as the community comes together er for the victims and their loved ones. including their coworkers who were persevering through the tragedy. >> president trump offered his condolences to the families of the victims today. >> journalists like all americans, should b

video shows the moments after police took jarrod ramos into custody. they say the 38-year-old was hiding under a desk in the "capital gazette" newsroom where he allegedly opened fire on newspaper employees, killing five and wounding two more. >> there were two entrances to the offices in which this attack occurred. the rear door was barricade d. mr. ramos then as i told the judge entered into the front door and worked his way through the office where he was shooting victims as he walked through the office. >> reporter: on friday ramos said nothing as a judge ordered him to be held without bond. thursday's shooting appears to be the end of a long simmering grudge ramos held against the paper. a cording to court documents in 2012 ramos filed an unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the paper and a columnist whoa wrote an article about allegations he harassed and threatened a former high school classmate. as the case moved through the maryland courts, ramos wrote on twitter that he was suing half the county and making corpses of kruptd careers and corpo

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ramos' tweet feed.re wasn't a week that went by that someone wasn't targeted with some angry tweet. sometimes the tweets were no more vicious than anything else you might read on the internet, calling someone fat or a slob. but at some point, it turned and tweets became more targeted and more violent, things like "i wish you'd stop breathing" or threatening to send someone to journalistic hell, that was a theme he had. i think at that point people took notice. these tweets weren't just calling names anymore. they were calling out specific people and talking about acts of violence. >> did you fear for your safety? >> i think everyone at one point or another thought that mr. ramos was not balanced and considered themselves at least at risk. i didn't show up in his twitter feed as much as others. i don't think i was as scared as other people were. i recall one instance where -- i used to serve in the army. one of his tweets referred to me as sergeant shirley. that spooked me because i realized he had done

we know that ramos' residence nearby was searched overnight. here is the story of the morning that is the capital gazette's active defiance saying they will publish this is it. you see the five victims on the cover of the paper. we'll brings to you the latest when we get it. answers because of the history the ramos had against the paper. by the way, that writer of the original article from when which the defamation suit is no longer employed here that raises a question why the five individuals were targeted. steve: looks like red flags that were missed. one of the survivor told the "new york times" he said, quote: when he was reloading, as it turns out, he didn't have enough bullets for us. ages ages one guy was tweeting about it saying he was underneath the desk and you can't imagine the terror. we report on these kind of things all the time but when you are in the scene and you hear the guy reloading it's just terrifying. the guy was found underneath one. desk. he didn't have an i.d. it only took 60 sects as you heard griff say. my thoughts a

jarrod ramos is on suicide watch. a woman captured ramos's arrest thursday on her cell phone. prosecutors say he had a long simmering grudge against the capital and not only planned the ambush, he turned the newsroom into a trap. >> the rear door was barricaded. ramos entered into the front door and worked his way through the office where he was shooting victims as he walked through. >> reporter: the capital gazette's office is off limits but that did not prevent journalists doing their jobs. as promised, the staff put out a friday edition of the paper. former colleague david emanuel called that incredible. >> i don't know how they did it but i am proud to see that they did that. heart goes out to all of the families and everybody at that paper because it will be a changed place forever now. >> reporter: the capitals opinion page read today we are speechless and was left blank in memory of their fallen colleagues. kenneth craig, in annapolis, kpix 5. >>> ramos sued the capital gazette newspaper for defamation back in 2012. he lost that case. he was upset over an article the pa

officers arrived on the scene about a minute after the attack began and took ramos into custody. this morning police say they searched his apartment and found evidence tied to the shooting. >> evidence showing the origination of planning, things like that in his apartment and it shows what we knew we would find, we have one bad guy and that for his own reasons he chose to do what he did yesterday. >> police say as far as the weapon used it was a legally purchased pump action shotgun that he bought last year. >>> we are learning more about the five workers killed. here are the photos. four victims were journalists. on the far left is rob hiaasen. he described as a generous mentor. next gerald fischman described as the corky voice of the community newspaper. john mcnamara was a sports reporter. that was his dream drop. wendy winters was said to be a prolific writer and far right is rebecca smith. the paper says she was recently hired and loved spending time with her family. journalists at the capital gazette say it was important to publish a paper today. it describes the terrifying

but if you are describe sergio ramos. but if you a re carefully describe sergio ramos.ding that moment, there's all sorts of blame that can be placed on all sorts of players, so we perhaps won't draw too many conclusions. suffice it to say that this is an extraordinary revelation. this character is absolutely dejected, you saw that picture of loris karius. it was a real story of incredible despairfor a karius. it was a real story of incredible despair for a gentleman who had been directly responsible for two of the three goals that liverpool conceded. he was the scapegoat. threats were made to him afterwards. for this medical reason to be behind those moments potentially has put a new perspective on things. plenty more on the bbc sport app. we don't often jump on the bbc sport app. we don't often jump from champions league football to jordanian politics. jordan has a new leader. omar al—razzaz has ta ken charge, after the king asked prime minister hani al—mulki to resign. that was the outcome of days of nationwide protests against tax rises and austerity measures. this

the man who carried out the rampage has been identified as jarrod ramos.been charged with multiple murders and denied bail. from annapolis, the bbc‘s nada tawfik has the latest. a vital source of news for this community was also its biggest story. friday's edition of the capital gazette covered every angle of the fatal shooting of its offices. just one page was left bank, and intentionally so, to commemorate the five victims. wendi winters was a reporter who colleagues said had a talent for connecting with the community. rebecca smith was a 34—year—old sales assistant who had just started with the paper. anotherjournalist, robert hiaasen, the brother of the bestselling author carl hiaasen, had a reputation for helping young reporters. editor gerald fischman was seen as the voice of the paper. and john mcnamara, or mack, was passionate about covering local sport. their deaths have left many here stunned. i knew three out of the five that lost their lives, and it's heart—wrenching. 0ur beautiful little friendly town, it's just... sorry, you know, it's shocki

ramos was obsessed that he had been wronged by the paper. those people who got added to his enemy list. every morning i would walk into my office and check out his twitter feed. it was rare for a week to go by that he didn't lash out on that twitter feed. and the more people told him he was wrong, the more judges came out against him, he would just add the judges to the list and tweeting against him. >> because there were so many on the list, do you think people took it less seriously. i am not implying that it wasn't serious, but something horrific ended up happening and nobody expected that day to come, did they? >> i can tell you when your name pops up on your list, it grabs your attention, so i don't think the bulk or the sheer number of the people made people take it less seriously. >> editor said he called police back in 2013 about ramos and today people spoke about that call. >> the detective spoke with legal council for "the capital gazette," than that conference call. they did not wish to pursue charges. there was a fear that it wou

ramos of laurel as the suspect in t ds case.e in court at 10:30 this morning and he is facing charges for five counts of first degree murde he has a bond hearing today. no the court documents also tell us a little bit about what mayav hhappened inside of that news room. they say that they hid behind the desk. they sayll that there was suance video in there. they also say that this surveillance video positively i.d.'d him as the suspect. now, police say he was armed with a shotgun. the response was swift. authorities on scene in 60 seconds. theyed eva 170 people from the building. now, i had t chance to speak with mayor gavin buckley earlier this morning. wspaper. familiar withne the he knows these people on a first name basis and has spent a lot of time there and thisha ist he told us about what that scene looks like. >> we go there all the time. it's the five story building, roughly, it's a glass building, a modern looki building. you go through the standard revolving door to get into a t lobby. he right of that lobby is the en