- Five people are dead after a gunman opened fire Maryland's Capital Gazette newsroom on Thursday
- Police responded within 60 seconds to reports of an active shooter at the newsroom at about 2.40pm
- The suspect, identified as Jarrod W. Ramos, 38, was taken into custody following the shooting
- Police say newspaper had received threats on social media prior to the deadly shooting
- Ramos had unsuccessfully sued the newspaper and one of its former reporters in 2013 for defamation
- Police sources said the gunman purposely damaged his fingertips so investigators couldn't fingerprint him
- Authorities said they recovered a shotgun and what they thought to be an explosive device from the scene
- The five victims are: Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith, Robert Hiaasen, Gerald Fischman and John McNamara
- Phil Davis, a court and crime reporter for the Gazette, said the gunman had shot through the glass door of the offices and then opened fire on the newspaper employees
- Intern Anthony Messenger sounded the alarm tweeting at 2.43pm: 'Active shooter, please help us'
Pictured: Bitter gunman, 38, who shot five dead in the Capital Gazette newsroom, after he sued the paper and harassed staff over 2011 article that exposed him for Facebook stalking a woman