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5 Shot Dead at The Capital The Capital

Although mass shootings are common in the news cycle, one incident from 2018 made for a particularly memorable front page.

After an armed gunman stormed into the offices of The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, killing five staff members and injuring two others, the surviving members of the news team covered the event in the following day’s newspaper on June 29, 2018.

In fact, even as the shooting was going on, the publication’s crime reporter covered the event while hiding under his desk.