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{{short description|Mass shooting in Aberdeen, Maryland, United States}}
{{Short description|2018 Mass shooting in Aberdeen, Maryland}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2018}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox civilian attack
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Aberdeen, Maryland shooting
| title = Aberdeen, Maryland shooting
| image = 2016-06-11 11 03 54 View west along Maryland State Route 132 (Bel Air Avenue) at Howard Street in Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland.jpg
| image = 2016-06-11 11 03 54 View west along Maryland State Route 132 (Bel Air Avenue) at Howard Street in Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland.jpg
| caption = Downtown Aberdeen
| caption = Downtown Aberdeen
| map =
| map =
| date = September 20, 2018
| date = September 20, 2018
| time = 9:06 a.m.
| time = 9:06 a.m.
| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| type = [[Workplace shooting]]
| type = [[Workplace shooting]] and [[mass shootings in the United States|mass shooting]]
| perpetrator = Snochia Moseley<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wtop.com/maryland/2018/09/the-latest-hospital-4-brought-there-with-gunshot-wounds |title=The Latest: Hospital: 4 brought there with gunshot wounds – WTOP |date=September 20, 2018 |accessdate=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920220122/https://wtop.com/maryland/2018/09/the-latest-hospital-4-brought-there-with-gunshot-wounds/ |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| perpetrator = Snochia Moseley<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wtop.com/maryland/2018/09/the-latest-hospital-4-brought-there-with-gunshot-wounds |title=The Latest: Hospital: 4 brought there with gunshot wounds – WTOP |date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920220122/https://wtop.com/maryland/2018/09/the-latest-hospital-4-brought-there-with-gunshot-wounds/ |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| location = [[Aberdeen, Maryland]]<ref name=":4 at hospital" />
| location = [[Aberdeen, Maryland]], US<ref name=":4 at hospital" />
| coordinates = {{Coord|39.4516|N|76.2087|W|type:event_region:US-MD|display=inline,title}}
| weapons = [[9mm]] [[Glock 17]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/maryland-shooting-multiple-victims-harford-county/Iv723W3cAUkyBJ3hmpb2EP/amp.html |title=Aberdeen shooting: Female gunman kills 3, injures 3 in 'chaotic' scene at Rite Aid center |date=September 20, 2018 |accessdate=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920194708/https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/maryland-shooting-multiple-victims-harford-county/Iv723W3cAUkyBJ3hmpb2EP/amp.html |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| weapons = [[9mm]] [[Glock 17]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/maryland-shooting-multiple-victims-harford-county/Iv723W3cAUkyBJ3hmpb2EP/amp.html |title=Aberdeen shooting: Female gunman kills 3, injures 3 in 'chaotic' scene at Rite Aid center |date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920194708/https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/maryland-shooting-multiple-victims-harford-county/Iv723W3cAUkyBJ3hmpb2EP/amp.html |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| fatalities = 4 (including the perpetrator)
| fatalities = 4 (including the perpetrator)
| injuries = 3<ref name=":4 at hospital">{{Cite web |url=https://lex18.com/ap-national-news/2018/09/20/the-latest-sheriff-shooting-suspect-in-critical-condition/ |title=The Latest: Hospital: 4 brought there with gunshot wounds |date=September 20, 2018 |website=LEX18.com |access-date=September 20, 2018 |author=Site Administrator |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920233642/https://lex18.com/ap-national-news/2018/09/20/the-latest-sheriff-shooting-suspect-in-critical-condition/ |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| injuries = 3<ref name=":4 at hospital">{{Cite web |url=https://lex18.com/ap-national-news/2018/09/20/the-latest-sheriff-shooting-suspect-in-critical-condition/ |title=The Latest: Hospital: 4 brought there with gunshot wounds |date=September 20, 2018 |website=LEX18.com |access-date=September 20, 2018 |author=Site Administrator |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920233642/https://lex18.com/ap-national-news/2018/09/20/the-latest-sheriff-shooting-suspect-in-critical-condition/ |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| motive = unknown
| motive = Unknown
}}
}}


On September 20, 2018, three people were shot and killed outside a [[Rite Aid]] distribution center in [[Aberdeen, Maryland]], United States.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/20/maryland-shooting-multiple-victims-reported-business-park/1366698002/ |title='Multiple victims' reported at shooting in business park in Aberdeen, Maryland |work=USA Today |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920163150/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/20/maryland-shooting-multiple-victims-reported-business-park/1366698002/ |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The shooting occurred 30 miles northeast of [[Baltimore]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/us/maryland-shooting/index.html |title=3 killed in shooting at Rite Aid distribution center in Maryland CNN |date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920184038/https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/us/maryland-shooting/index.html |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> This was the second mass shooting in Maryland in 2018, following the [[Capital Gazette shooting|''Capital Gazette'' shooting]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |url=https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/09/20/shooting-aberdeen-harford-county-maryland-multiple-people-shot/ |title=Multiple Dead, Suspect in Custody After Aberdeen Rite Aid Warehouse Shooting |date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920173406/https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/09/20/shooting-aberdeen-harford-county-maryland-multiple-people-shot/ |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/us/maryland-shooting-aberdeen.html |title=Employee Kills Three, Then Herself, at Rite Aid Facility in Maryland, Officials Say |access-date=September 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923200656/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/us/maryland-shooting-aberdeen.html |archive-date=September 23, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On September 20, 2018, four people were shot and killed outside a [[Rite Aid]] distribution center in [[Aberdeen, Maryland]], United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stanglin |first=Doug |last2=Parra |first2=Esteban |date=September 20, 2018 |title='Multiple victims' reported at shooting in business park in Aberdeen, Maryland |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/20/maryland-shooting-multiple-victims-reported-business-park/1366698002/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920163150/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/20/maryland-shooting-multiple-victims-reported-business-park/1366698002/ |archive-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> The shooting occurred {{convert|30|mi|km}} northeast of [[Baltimore]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=Eliott C. |last2=Hassan |first2=Carma |last3=Almasy |first3=Steve |date=September 20, 2018 |title=3 killed in shooting at Rite Aid distribution center in Maryland |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/us/maryland-shooting/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920184038/https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/us/maryland-shooting/index.html |archive-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> This was the eighth mass shooting in Maryland in 2018, according to the Gun Violence Archive.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Multiple Dead, Suspect in Custody After Aberdeen Rite Aid Warehouse Shooting |work=CBS |url=https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/09/20/shooting-aberdeen-harford-county-maryland-multiple-people-shot/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920173406/https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/09/20/shooting-aberdeen-harford-county-maryland-multiple-people-shot/ |archive-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Chokshi |first1=Niraj |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Employee Kills Three, Then Herself, at Rite Aid Facility in Maryland, Officials Say |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/us/maryland-shooting-aberdeen.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=September 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923200656/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/us/maryland-shooting-aberdeen.html |archive-date=September 23, 2018}}</ref>


== Incident ==
== Incident ==
The suspect had entered the facility to report to work as usual, before opening fire on victims inside and outside of the facility.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/officials-multiple-victims-in-harford-county-shooting/23330608 |title=7 shot, 3 killed, suspect dead in Harford County shooting |last=Khan |first=Saliqa A. |date=September 21, 2018 |publisher=WBAL |access-date=September 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920184934/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/officials-multiple-victims-in-harford-county-shooting/23330608 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Harford County, Maryland|Harford County]] sheriff stated that calls of "shots fired" came from the [[Rite Aid]] distribution center at approximately 9:06&nbsp;am. EDT.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/20/multiple-victims-reported-in-maryland-shooting |title=Officials: 3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid center |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920195208/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/20/multiple-victims-reported-in-maryland-shooting |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Deputies responded at 9:09&nbsp;am.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-harford-shooting-20180920-story.html |title=Three killed in shooting at Rite Aid distribution center in Harford County, AP says; suspect in critical condition |last=Anderson |first=Colin Campbell, Jessica |work=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920161140/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-harford-shooting-20180920-story.html |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Officers reportedly never discharged their weapons while responding to the scene.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/20/multiple-victims-reported-in-maryland-shooting-sheriff-says.html |title=Maryland distribution center shooting leaves multiple people dead, wounded, police say |last=Lam |first=Katherine |date=September 20, 2018 |publisher=Fox News Channel |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920170706/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/20/multiple-victims-reported-in-maryland-shooting-sheriff-says.html |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Agents from the Baltimore offices of the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (ATF) and the FBI responded to the scene.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-shooting/multiple-fatalities-in-maryland-shooting-suspect-arrested-sheriff-idUSKCN1M0266 |title='Multiple fatalities' in Maryland shooting, suspect arrested: sheriff |last=Cherelus |first=Gina |work=U.S. |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920163449/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-shooting/multiple-fatalities-in-maryland-shooting-suspect-arrested-sheriff-idUSKCN1M0266 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The suspect entered the facility to report to work as usual, before opening fire on victims inside and outside of the facility.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/officials-multiple-victims-in-harford-county-shooting/23330608 |title=7 shot, 3 killed, suspect dead in Harford County shooting |last=Khan |first=Saliqa A. |date=September 21, 2018 |publisher=WBAL |access-date=September 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920184934/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/officials-multiple-victims-in-harford-county-shooting/23330608 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Harford County, Maryland|Harford County]] sheriff stated that calls of "shots fired" came from the [[Rite Aid]] distribution center at approximately 9:06&nbsp;am. EDT.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-21 |title=4 dead, including suspect, after Maryland warehouse shooting |url=https://apnews.com/article/fc643526f8ac46349975ce45f2cdc9e4 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Deputies responded at 9:09&nbsp;am.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pignataro |first=Juliana Rose |date=2018-09-20 |title='Multiple Victims' in Maryland Shooting: Police |url=https://www.newsweek.com/aberdeen-shooting-multiple-victims-harford-county-maryland-police-1130621 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> Officers reportedly never discharged their weapons while responding to the scene.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lam |first=Katherine |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Maryland distribution center shooting leaves multiple people dead, wounded, police say |work=Fox News |publisher= |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/rite-aid-distribution-center-employee-kills-3-people-before-killing-herself-police-say |url-status=live |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920170706/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/20/multiple-victims-reported-in-maryland-shooting-sheriff-says.html |archive-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> Agents from the Baltimore offices of the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] (ATF) and the FBI responded to the scene.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cherelus |first=Gina |date=September 20, 2018 |title='Multiple fatalities' in Maryland shooting, suspect arrested: sheriff |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-shooting/multiple-fatalities-in-maryland-shooting-suspect-arrested-sheriff-idUSKCN1M0266 |url-status=live |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920163449/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-shooting/multiple-fatalities-in-maryland-shooting-suspect-arrested-sheriff-idUSKCN1M0266 |archive-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref>


=== Victims ===
== Victims ==
Preliminary reports suggest that at least three people were killed in the attack, although the Harford County Sheriff declined to give a precise number of wounded and deceased victims during the press conference.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.vox.com/2018/9/20/17882414/aberdeen-maryland-shooting-rite-aid-harford-county |title=Aberdeen, Maryland, shooting at Rite Aid distribution center: what we know |work=Vox |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920181937/https://www.vox.com/2018/9/20/17882414/aberdeen-maryland-shooting-rite-aid-harford-county |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Two victims died at the scene and a third in the hospital. It was later reported that the suspect died at the hospital due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to her head.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/officials-multiple-victims-in-harford-county-shooting/23330608 |title=7 shot, 3 killed, suspect dead in Harford County shooting |last=Khan |first=Saliqa A. |date=September 20, 2018 |publisher=WBAL |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920184934/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/officials-multiple-victims-in-harford-county-shooting/23330608 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>


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Victims were transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital in Baltimore and Christiana Hospital in Delaware.<ref name=":2" /> Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Trauma Director released a statement that the hospital received four victims with gunshot wounds, and by 2:30&nbsp;pm. ET, two patients were stable and two were seriously injured.<ref name=":3" />
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
|'''Casualties'''
|- style="text-align:left; font-size:x-small;"
|1. '''Sunday Aguda''', 44 (deceased)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chokshi |first=Niraj |date=2018-09-21 |title=Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/rite-aid-shooting-victims.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:left; font-size:x-small;"
|2. '''Brindra Giri''', 41 (deceased)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chokshi |first=Niraj |date=2018-09-21 |title=Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/rite-aid-shooting-victims.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:left; font-size:x-small;"
|3. '''Hayleen Reyes''', 21 (deceased)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chokshi |first=Niraj |date=2018-09-21 |title=Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/rite-aid-shooting-victims.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:left; font-size:x-small;"
|4. '''Purna Achary''', 46 (injured)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chokshi |first=Niraj |date=2018-09-21 |title=Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/rite-aid-shooting-victims.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:left; font-size:x-small;"
|5. '''Hassan Mitchell''', 19 (injured)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chokshi |first=Niraj |date=2018-09-21 |title=Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/rite-aid-shooting-victims.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:left; font-size:x-small;"
|6. '''Wilfredo Villegas''', 45 (injured)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chokshi |first=Niraj |date=2018-09-21 |title=Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/rite-aid-shooting-victims.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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Preliminary reports suggest that at least three people were killed in the attack, although the Harford County Sheriff declined to give a precise number of wounded and deceased victims during the press conference.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Lopez |first=German |date=September 21, 2018 |title=Aberdeen, Maryland, shooting at Rite Aid distribution center: what we know |work=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/2018/9/20/17882414/aberdeen-maryland-shooting-rite-aid-harford-county |url-status=live |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920181937/https://www.vox.com/2018/9/20/17882414/aberdeen-maryland-shooting-rite-aid-harford-county |archive-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> Two victims died at the scene and two in the hospital. It was later reported that the suspect died at the hospital due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to their head.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/officials-multiple-victims-in-harford-county-shooting/23330608 |title=7 shot, 3 killed, suspect dead in Harford County shooting |last=Khan |first=Saliqa A. |date=September 20, 2018 |publisher=WBAL |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920184934/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/officials-multiple-victims-in-harford-county-shooting/23330608 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Shooter ==

The shooter was admitted to the hospital, and officials did not immediately identify the suspect.<ref name=":0" /> It was confirmed that per initial sweeps of the site the suspect was armed with a single [[9mm]] [[Glock 17]] handgun.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45594239 |title='Multiple deaths' in Maryland shooting |date=September 20, 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920183451/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45594239 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later, the [[Harford County Sheriff's Office]] revealed the identity of the shooter as being Snochia Moseley, 26, an African American woman of [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore County]].<ref name="CBS News">{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Chip |title=Female gunman in Maryland kills 3 in third mass shooting in 24 hours |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maryland-shooting-female-suspect-snochia-moseley-rite-aid-distribution-center-today-2018-09-20/ |publisher=CBS News |accessdate=September 21, 2018 |date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921040208/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maryland-shooting-female-suspect-snochia-moseley-rite-aid-distribution-center-today-2018-09-20/ |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Moseley shot herself in the head and later died of her wounds at the hospital.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/09/20/649944366/multiple-people-killed-and-wounded-in-maryland-shooting |title=Multiple People Killed And Wounded in Maryland Shooting |publisher=NPR |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920212003/https://www.npr.org/2018/09/20/649944366/multiple-people-killed-and-wounded-in-maryland-shooting |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Washington Post'' reported that Moseley "had been beset for years by mental illness as well as emotional turmoil related to her struggle with sexual identity, according to authorities and a close friend."<ref name="WP21Sept18">{{cite news |last1=Gately |first1=Gary |last2=Jouvenal |first2=Justin |last3=Duggan |first3=Paul |title=Rite Aid shooting: ‘There's just no way to make sense of something that's so senseless. |url=https://wapo.st/2PXoo3U |accessdate=November 17, 2018 |work=The Washington Post |date=September 21, 2018}}</ref>
Victims were transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital in Baltimore and [[Christiana Hospital]] in Delaware.<ref name=":2" /> Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Trauma Director released a statement that the hospital received four victims with gunshot wounds, and by 2:30 pm. ET, two patients were stable and two were seriously injured.<ref name=":3" />

== Perpetrator ==
The shooter was admitted to the hospital, and officials did not immediately identify the suspect.<ref name=":0" /> It was confirmed that per initial sweeps of the site the suspect was armed with a single [[9mm]] [[Glock 17]] handgun.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45594239 |title='Multiple deaths' in Maryland shooting |date=September 20, 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920183451/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45594239 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later, the [[Harford County Sheriff's Office]] revealed the identity of the shooter as being Snochia Moseley, 26, a transgender African American of [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore County]] who was a temporary worker at the facility.<ref name="CBS News">{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Chip |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Female gunman in Maryland kills 3 in third mass shooting in 24 hours |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maryland-shooting-female-suspect-snochia-moseley-rite-aid-distribution-center-today-2018-09-20/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921040208/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maryland-shooting-female-suspect-snochia-moseley-rite-aid-distribution-center-today-2018-09-20/ |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |access-date=September 21, 2018 |work=CBS News}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Aleks |date=2023-03-28 |title=How many mass shootings have been carried out by transgender people? |url=https://www.newsweek.com/mass-shootings-transgender-perpetrators-1790854 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> Moseley shot himself in the head and later died of his wounds at the hospital.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van Sant |first=Shannon |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Multiple People Killed And Wounded in Maryland Shooting |work=NPR |publisher= |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/09/20/649944366/multiple-people-killed-and-wounded-in-maryland-shooting |url-status=live |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920212003/https://www.npr.org/2018/09/20/649944366/multiple-people-killed-and-wounded-in-maryland-shooting |archive-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> ''The Washington Post'' reported that Moseley "had been beset for years by mental illness as well as emotional turmoil related to his struggle with sexual identity, according to authorities and a close friend."<ref name="WP21Sept18">{{cite news |last1=Gately |first1=Gary |last2=Jouvenal |first2=Justin |last3=Duggan |first3=Paul |date=September 21, 2018 |title=Rite Aid shooting: 'There's just no way to make sense of something that's so senseless.' |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://wapo.st/2PXoo3U |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517072626/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/three-victims-in-fatal-shooting-at-maryland-distribution-center-identified/2018/09/21/fdcf24da-bd9a-11e8-be70-52bd11fe18af_story.html |archive-date=17 May 2019}}</ref>


== Response ==
== Response ==
After the shooting, a reunification center was set up at a fire department in [[Havre de Grace, Maryland|Havre de Grace]].<ref name="The Washington Post">{{cite web |last1=Chason |first1=Rachel |last2=Duggan |first2=Paul |last3=Jouvenal |first3=Justin |title=Temporary employee at Md. distribution center fatally shot herself after killing 3 people, wounding 3 others |url=https://wapo.st/2NoRHiO |website=The Washington Post |accessdate=September 21, 2018 |date=September 20, 2018}}</ref>
After the shooting, a reunification center was set up at a fire department in [[Havre de Grace, Maryland|Havre de Grace]].<ref name="The Washington Post">{{cite news |last1=Chason |first1=Rachel |last2=Duggan |first2=Paul |last3=Jouvenal |first3=Justin |title=Temporary employee at Md. distribution center fatally shot herself after killing 3 people, wounding 3 others |url=https://wapo.st/2NoRHiO |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=September 21, 2018 |date=September 20, 2018}}</ref>


Maryland Governor [[Larry Hogan]], used Twitter to express his condolences and thoughts on the situation, and tweeted "We are closely monitoring the horrific shooting in Aberdeen. Our prayers are with all those impacted, including our first responders."<ref name=":1" />
Maryland Governor [[Larry Hogan]] used Twitter to express his condolences and thoughts on the situation and tweeted "We are closely monitoring the horrific shooting in Aberdeen. Our prayers are with all those impacted, including our first responders."<ref name=":1" />


Rite Aid, released a statement emphasizing their continuation to work closely with authorities as the investigation continued, and the company would provide grief counselors as long as needed. The company also offered their thoughts and prayers to all those involved in the situation.<ref name=":3" />
Rite Aid released a statement emphasizing their continuation to work closely with authorities as the investigation continued, and stating that the company would provide grief counselors as long as needed. The company also offered their [[thoughts and prayers]] to all those involved in the situation.<ref name=":3" />


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[2018 Cincinnati shooting]]
* [[2018 Cincinnati shooting]]
* [[Capital Gazette shooting]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 05:55, 17 December 2024

Aberdeen, Maryland shooting
Downtown Aberdeen
LocationAberdeen, Maryland, US[1]
Coordinates39°27′06″N 76°12′31″W / 39.4516°N 76.2087°W / 39.4516; -76.2087
DateSeptember 20, 2018
9:06 a.m. (EDT)
Attack type
Workplace shooting and mass shooting
Weapons9mm Glock 17[2]
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured3[1]
PerpetratorSnochia Moseley[3]
MotiveUnknown

On September 20, 2018, four people were shot and killed outside a Rite Aid distribution center in Aberdeen, Maryland, United States.[4] The shooting occurred 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Baltimore.[5] This was the eighth mass shooting in Maryland in 2018, according to the Gun Violence Archive.[6][7]

Incident

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The suspect entered the facility to report to work as usual, before opening fire on victims inside and outside of the facility.[8] The Harford County sheriff stated that calls of "shots fired" came from the Rite Aid distribution center at approximately 9:06 am. EDT.[9] Deputies responded at 9:09 am.[10] Officers reportedly never discharged their weapons while responding to the scene.[11] Agents from the Baltimore offices of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the FBI responded to the scene.[12]

Victims

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Casualties
1. Sunday Aguda, 44 (deceased)[13]
2. Brindra Giri, 41 (deceased)[14]
3. Hayleen Reyes, 21 (deceased)[15]
4. Purna Achary, 46 (injured)[16]
5. Hassan Mitchell, 19 (injured)[17]
6. Wilfredo Villegas, 45 (injured)[18]

Preliminary reports suggest that at least three people were killed in the attack, although the Harford County Sheriff declined to give a precise number of wounded and deceased victims during the press conference.[19] Two victims died at the scene and two in the hospital. It was later reported that the suspect died at the hospital due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to their head.[20]

Victims were transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital in Baltimore and Christiana Hospital in Delaware.[6] Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Trauma Director released a statement that the hospital received four victims with gunshot wounds, and by 2:30 pm. ET, two patients were stable and two were seriously injured.[20]

Perpetrator

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The shooter was admitted to the hospital, and officials did not immediately identify the suspect.[11] It was confirmed that per initial sweeps of the site the suspect was armed with a single 9mm Glock 17 handgun.[21] Later, the Harford County Sheriff's Office revealed the identity of the shooter as being Snochia Moseley, 26, a transgender African American of Baltimore County who was a temporary worker at the facility.[22][19][23] Moseley shot himself in the head and later died of his wounds at the hospital.[24] The Washington Post reported that Moseley "had been beset for years by mental illness as well as emotional turmoil related to his struggle with sexual identity, according to authorities and a close friend."[25]

Response

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After the shooting, a reunification center was set up at a fire department in Havre de Grace.[26]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan used Twitter to express his condolences and thoughts on the situation and tweeted "We are closely monitoring the horrific shooting in Aberdeen. Our prayers are with all those impacted, including our first responders."[19]

Rite Aid released a statement emphasizing their continuation to work closely with authorities as the investigation continued, and stating that the company would provide grief counselors as long as needed. The company also offered their thoughts and prayers to all those involved in the situation.[20]

See also

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References

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  3. ^ "The Latest: Hospital: 4 brought there with gunshot wounds – WTOP". September 20, 2018. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. ^ Stanglin, Doug; Parra, Esteban (September 20, 2018). "'Multiple victims' reported at shooting in business park in Aberdeen, Maryland". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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  13. ^ Chokshi, Niraj (September 21, 2018). "Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  14. ^ Chokshi, Niraj (September 21, 2018). "Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  15. ^ Chokshi, Niraj (September 21, 2018). "Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  16. ^ Chokshi, Niraj (September 21, 2018). "Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  17. ^ Chokshi, Niraj (September 21, 2018). "Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  18. ^ Chokshi, Niraj (September 21, 2018). "Victims of Rite Aid Shooting Identified as Police Search for Motive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  19. ^ a b c Lopez, German (September 21, 2018). "Aberdeen, Maryland, shooting at Rite Aid distribution center: what we know". Vox. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  20. ^ a b c Khan, Saliqa A. (September 20, 2018). "7 shot, 3 killed, suspect dead in Harford County shooting". WBAL. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  21. ^ "'Multiple deaths' in Maryland shooting". BBC News. September 20, 2018. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  22. ^ Reid, Chip (September 20, 2018). "Female gunman in Maryland kills 3 in third mass shooting in 24 hours". CBS News. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  23. ^ Phillips, Aleks (March 28, 2023). "How many mass shootings have been carried out by transgender people?". Newsweek. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  24. ^ Van Sant, Shannon (September 20, 2018). "Multiple People Killed And Wounded in Maryland Shooting". NPR. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  25. ^ Gately, Gary; Jouvenal, Justin; Duggan, Paul (September 21, 2018). "Rite Aid shooting: 'There's just no way to make sense of something that's so senseless.'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  26. ^ Chason, Rachel; Duggan, Paul; Jouvenal, Justin (September 20, 2018). "Temporary employee at Md. distribution center fatally shot herself after killing 3 people, wounding 3 others". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 21, 2018.