Maryland newsroom gunman who killed five says nothing in court where he’s denied bail – as it’s revealed he barricaded a door and shot people trying to escape
Jarrod Ramos, 38, who is charged with five counts of first-degree murder, sat in silence during his ten minute hearing, at the Anne Arundel District Court, Friday
He was ordered to be held without bond because he posed a danger to others
Persecutor Wes Adams said Ramos had carried out a ‘coordinated attack’
He barricaded the backdoor – closing off a potential escape route for his victims – and shot dead John McNamara as he tried to open it
Ramos had a long held grudge against the paper after they wrote about him harassing a former high school classmate
Police say newspaper had received threats on social media prior to the shooting
Ramos had unsuccessfully sued the newspaper and one of its former reporters in 2013 for defamation
The five victims are: Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith, Robert Hiaasen, Gerald Fischman and John McNamara
By HANNAH PARRY and EMILY CRANE
DAILYMAIL.COM
29 June 2018
The Maryland newsroom gunman said nothing in court today as prosecutors revealed he’d barricaded shut the main escape route before the mass shooting – and gunned down victims as they tried to escape.
Jarrod Ramos, 38, who is charged with five counts of first-degree murder, sat in silence during his ten minute hearing, via video link, at the Anne Arundel District Court in Maryland Friday.
Judge Thomas J. Pryal ordered the suspect, who had long dark hair and wore a dark shirt, to be held without bond because he posed a danger to others.
Wes Adams, a prosecutor for Anne Arundel County, had told the judge that Ramos had carried out a ‘coordinated attack’ to ensure maximum casualties.
Before he burst into the newsroom, Ramos had sneaked round the back of the Capital Gazette building and barricaded the backdoor – closing off a potential escape route for his victims.
The 38-year-old, who also had a backpack full of smoke bombs, then walked round to the front entrance and opened fire, shattering the glass front door. Schuh said he then deployed one of the smoke bombs, masking his entrance and adding to the fear and confusion of staff.
Most of the staff were at their desks and editors were in their offices when Jarrod, armed with a shotgun, entered the open office and began shooting.
‘He was going down our newsroom, starting from the front and just continually shooting people,’ crime reporter Phil Davis said.
Adams said Ramos ‘hunted’ down his targets in a brutal series of attacks on innocent victims.
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