UPDATE: 5 dead in Maryland newspaper shooting; suspect in custody

UPDATE: Police say five people are confirmed dead in Thursday’s shooting at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.

Police have said the suspect in the shooting is a white male now in custody who was armed with a long gun.

A law enforcement official says the suspect mutilated his fingers in what investigators think was an effort to prevent him from being easily identified.

Earlier story:

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Multiple people have reportedly been shot at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.

The Baltimore Sun, which owns the Annapolis newspaper, says a reporter told them of the shooting Thursday afternoon.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it is responding to reports of the shooting.

Marc Limansky is a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Police Department. He says officers are searching the building in Annapolis where the shooting was reported. He says the situation is “active and ongoing.”

On TV reports, people could be seen leaving the building with their hands up, as police officers urged them to depart through a parking lot and officers converged on the building.