I live VERY close to this place. I live in Arnold Maryland (Suburb of Annapolis) and Columbia is not to far away. I called my colleagues who live in Columbia but still work at the Naval Academy. They are all fine which is great.
UPDATE, 12:48p ET: Federal authorities who are receiving reports from police on the scene report the shooter killed himself. Stay tuned for a press briefing at 1:15 p.m. ET.
I’ve sent a PM to Conor MacNessa to check on his welfare as well.
I go there all the time. I live 20 minutes away. The clientele is almost exclusively middle and upper-middle class, reflective of Howard County. It can happen anywhere.
We’re in Odenton and frequent this mall. I thought carrying and firing a weapon in a mall is illegal? Weird.