A Navy hospital corpsman shot and wounded two people at an office park in Frederick, Maryland, on Tuesday and then went to Fort Detrick, where he was fatally shot by staff there, officials said.
The 38-year-old gunman shot two men at a business in Riverside Tech Park in the 8400 block of Progress Drive, Frederick authorities said. They did not name the company and it was not clear if the shooting took place inside or outside.
No information was immediately released about any relationship between the suspect and the victims.
A man shot dead two people at an office park in Frederick, Maryland, on Tuesday and then went to Fort Detrick, where people were fatally shot.
Frederick police chief Jason Lando said authorities received a call around 8:20 a.m. about an “active shooter” situation at Riverside Tech Park. People fled 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. The suspect made life-saving attempts, but it 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 in danger. Everyone is safe. ‘
In a statement, the Navy said: “The U.S. Navy can confirm that there was an active shooting incident in Fort Detrick, MD where U.S. Navy sailors were involved. The shooter, a Navy Hospital Corpsman, has died. We will continue to update with additional details as the situation develops. ”
The two victims from the office park were flown to Baltimore Shock Trauma. They are in a critical condition, authorities said. No one else was injured.
Jeremy Mutschler, director of marketing at Nicolock Paving Stones, said he understood the shooting was near the Frederick business, but not at the business itself.
“One of the victims who was injured entered our facility in search of help and we were able to help and call the authorities,” said Mutschler, who is based in New York.
Several roads in the vicinity of the shooting were closed.
Several public schools in Frederick County have been “briefly placed on an exclusionary status,” the district said in a tweet. ‘All students and staff are safe. The exclusion has been lifted, “said FCPS officials.
Frederick Community College sounded the alarm and then issued a clear message. “There is no threat on the FCC campus,” the school said in a tweet.
Authorities expect to offer another update on Tuesday afternoon, they said.
Stay tuned to NBC Washington for more details on this evolving story.