An unidentified man opened fire in Smithsburg, Maryland, according to local reports. Three people were injured in the incident, and investigators with the police provided details to news outlets. The outlet FOX 5 Washington DC cites law enforcement accounts in its coverage.
Initial information indicates the shooting happened at Columbia Makina in the Biikle Road block area. Authorities have not released every detail, but they confirmed that the suspect departed the scene by car. Police later located the vehicle and pursued it, leading to a gunfight that left both the suspect and a law enforcement officer wounded. Both individuals were transported to medical facilities for treatment.
In a separate incident from the previous week, authorities reported an armed attack at a party in Chesterfield, United States. One person died and five others were injured in that event, according to official statements to the press.
On May 24, another tragedy unfolded at a Texas school in the town of Uvalde. The governor confirmed the assailant was an 18-year-old student, and the violence claimed the lives of 18 children and three adults before authorities stopped the attacker.
Earlier reports described a fatal shooting at a church in another part of the United States. Several people were killed, including children under 15, and the assailant took his own life at the scene, according to investigators and emergency responders who spoke to the press.