GUILTY MD - Multiple Fatalities At Capital Gazette Newsroom In Annapolis, 28 June 2018 *arrest*

[CARIIS]

One of the victims Rob Hiaasen, journalist killed in Maryland newsroom shooting, had deep South Florida ties

my mother LOVED his writing I tried one but did not get into it

https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B00KWZGGAG?redirectedFromKindleDbs=true

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

God bless the Fourth Estate. This headline!

'We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow': Capital Gazette journalists report on shooting in their own newsroom

(Also, here's a link to Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook's tweet. He's reporting and updating his profile with news, too.)

 

[Gardenista]

Verified account 57m57 minutes ago
"He's a f***** nut job" --woman who says she was stalked by suspect in fatal shooting of 5 people at Capital Gazette in Annapolis...says she warned former police official years ago.."he will be your next mass shooter"

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

It seems that he was never employed there.

He harassed the staff. I'm pretty sure they all kept a lookout for him and knew who he was. Newsrooms are typically pretty tight-knit like that, from my experience.

 

[CARIIS]

on twitter he read like a stalker

a B scary movie

I quit reading it

he gave me the creeps

 

[Jax49]

This hits close to home for me...my late DH spent almost 30 years in the industry.

 

[Inthedetails]

LE used facial recognition software to ID him, and compared to photos from passports and driver licenses. I don't recall that technique from any other case i have followed.

Jarrod Ramos, 38, identified as suspect in Annapolis shooting

 

[CARIIS]

Lovely. Another mentally ill white dude with a gun. And a federal employee to boot!

mental illness knocks anywhere.............

 

[SeesSeas]

Yes, it's gotta be excruciating! My heart and sympathies are with them all.

There is a verified Go Fund Me set up for the Capital Gazette journalists, it's on the front page of the website and shared on its official Twitter profile. I know I probably can't link it here. It's easy enough to find with a search, tho.

The is linked in this article:
GoFundMe Set Up For Capital Gazette Shooting Victims
Already has $31,000.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

on twitter he read like a stalker

a B scary movie

I quit reading it

he gave me the creeps

What's also scary for me is that there are "garden-variety nuts" (colloquially speaking) like this in most communities, and newspapers and their employees are very, very frequent targets. No exaggeration.

 

[Inthedetails]

LE used facial recognition software to ID him, and compared to photos from passports and driver licenses. I don't recall that technique from any other case i have followed.

Jarrod Ramos, 38, identified as suspect in Annapolis shooting

From the same link...
"He allegedly used a shotgun and was carrying smoke grenades or flash-bang grenades when he was apprehended, police said."

 

[cujenn81]

Here's the appeal to the Ramos v. Hartley defamation suit. (Apologies if this was already posted and I missed it!)

Ramos' claim centers on an article about him published in the Capital Gazette — the story is quoted in the document. It also mentions a guilty plea Ramos allegedly made to criminally harassing a woman. The original story was published in 2011.

Appeal filed in 2013. Filed by the court in 2015. Source: mdcourts.gov.

pdf warning: https://www.mdcourts.gov/sites/default/files/import/appellate/unreportedopinions/2015/2281s13.pdf

ETA: The lawsuit was dismissed. Interesting read that also tells us more about his background.

Wow! Very interesting indeed. Paints a cut and dry picture of his motive. I often cringe when I see users immediately declaring the suspect an "injustice collector"... but in this particular case, I don't think there could be any question about that.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

This hits close to home for me...my late DH spent almost 30 years in the industry.

(((((((hugs))))))) and love to you, @Jax49.

 

[Inthedetails]

God bless the Fourth Estate. This headline!

'We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow': Capital Gazette journalists report on shooting in their own newsroom

(Also, here's a link to Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook's tweet. He's reporting and updating his profile with news, too.)

Right on.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

LE used facial recognition software to ID him, and compared to photos from passports and driver licenses. I don't recall that technique from any other case i have followed.

Jarrod Ramos, 38, identified as suspect in Annapolis shooting

Police denied the "facial recognition" claim in their most recent press briefing. They said it was a rumor. ... fwiw

 

[CARIIS]

His Twitter account is really really really disturbing. He even posted a screenshot of the guy in VA who shot and killed a reporter and her cameraman on live TV with his head photoshopped in it!!

I am reading up the thread

TY cujenn I stopped on his twitter and the word disturbing is perfect

there was something utterly terrifying about his posts

hard to explain but am glad I was not alone

was just getting very anxious ( intensely uncomfortable might be more accurate jittery ) while looking at it

 

[Jax49]

God bless the Fourth Estate. This headline!

'We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow': Capital Gazette journalists report on shooting in their own newsroom

(Also, here's a link to Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook's tweet. He's reporting and updating his profile with news, too.)

So proud of their attitude!

 

[Gardenista]

God bless the Fourth Estate. This headline!

'We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow': Capital Gazette journalists report on shooting in their own newsroom

(Also, here's a link to Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook's tweet. He's reporting and updating his profile with news, too.)

Charlie Hebdo did the same after that terrorist attack.

 

[Jennifer17]

mental illness knocks anywhere.............

He may be mentally ill, but his twitter feed and the pdf to his legal case makes him sound more like an entitled jerk.

 

[Jax49]

Penny Daflos on Twitter

I can tell you every journalist reading about this tragedy is both sick to his or her stomach and immensely proud of the hardworking people swallowing tears and putting aside their grief to continue to do their jobs — and put out a damn paper tomorrow.