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Active Shooter Situation Unfolding In Maryland Thursday ‘Multiple Victims’

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD. (THECOUNT) — Multiple victims have been reported in an active shooter situation in Washington County, Maryland, Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

The shooting occurred in Smithsburg which is about 70 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

“The suspect is no longer a threat to the community,” the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said.

Additional information was not immediately made available.

Geo quick facts: Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 147,430. Its county seat is Hagerstown. Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington – Wikipedia.

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