Biodun.BBC: BREAKING: Annapolis shooting: 'Multiple people shot' at US newspaper building

US police are investigating a shooting at a local newspaper in Maryland, amid reports that several have been shot.

Police told US media there had been an active shooter at the scene, and that a suspect was now in custody.

The shooting occurred at the Capital Gazette newspaper building on Thursday afternoon.

One reporter has said a gunman shot through a glass door at "multiple employees" but police told us at the BBC that they could not confirm injuries.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was responding.

Maryland governor Larry Hogan said on Twitter he was "absolutely devastated" and was in contact with authorities.

President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting, the deputy press secretary told reporters.

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