Baltimore-area news station WMAR has been evacuated after a man — possibly armed — rammed a dump truck into the building multiple times.
#BREAKING driver crashes dump truck into #Baltimore newsstation @ABC2_ALERTS reports of armed man inside station. UPDATE in 2 minutes #wral
— Michelle Marsh (@ABC7MichelleM) May 13, 2014
Front lobby of #ABC2 Baltimore after dump truck drove into lobby (pic from Skyfox) hoping it's truck fluid on steps pic.twitter.com/asnMP0aW1k
— Steve Chenevey FOX5 (@stevechenevey) May 13, 2014
LIVE NOW: Dump truck slams into Baltimore TV station #WMAR http://t.co/aFeJ4Zbws3 #LiveOnNews4SA pic.twitter.com/EPJzswQjH5
— News 4 San Antonio (@News4SA) May 13, 2014
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Man rams dump truck into Baltimore TV news station, SWAT responds http://t.co/YId2eKjRu5 pic.twitter.com/Y3UiH4knNl
— Fox12Oregon (@fox12oregon) May 13, 2014
WMAR reporter Brian Kuebler tweeted live from the scene:
So here is my first hand reporter's account (odd btw): suspect tried to get in building screaming LET ME IN and said he was God. 1/2 #Team2
— Brian Kuebler (@BrianKuebler_) May 13, 2014
2/2: got into a landscaping truck and rammed the building like 3 times. I saw last 3 as he broke through into lobby. #Team2
— Brian Kuebler (@BrianKuebler_) May 13, 2014
As did station meteorologist Mike Masco:
A guy has slammed his truck 7 times into our building and is in our building..we've been evacuated.. pic.twitter.com/OZ66bmwjPj
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) May 13, 2014
We've been evacuated.. guy is still in the abc2 building pic.twitter.com/t1D6vYq8YS
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) May 13, 2014
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We are being pushed back .. heavy police presence.. pic.twitter.com/R3Hq7dy2d7
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) May 13, 2014
Police helicopters circling now .. guy made it to second floor of #abc2 pic.twitter.com/J8s7iISoFG
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) May 13, 2014
The guy is holed up in the building police found weapons in his vehicle.. we remain evacuated pic.twitter.com/0jq0nSrAkm
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) May 13, 2014
Guy kept chanting I am God when he first walked up to the door of the building. went back for his industrial sized truck and rammed building
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) May 13, 2014
Nearby schools are reportedly on lockdown.
Fortunately, all WMAR employees appear to be safe:
@justin_fenton @KyleatABC2 @JamiefromABC2 we are safe man ! Thank you
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) May 13, 2014
We will continue to monitor this story and update with further developments.
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Update:
So I was just told by my colleagues at the scene that the dump truck used to ram @ABC2NEWS was stolen. http://t.co/F0h2R9OpUN #WMAR #Team2
— Nick DiMarco (@NickDiMarco) May 13, 2014
So the guy used a landscaping truck to smash into station. Company says the truck was stolen #team2
— Brian Kuebler (@BrianKuebler_) May 13, 2014
What we know: Truck crashed into lobby of #WMAR, multiple tactical teams on scene, no motive, suspect not in custody, truck was stolen.
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) May 13, 2014
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Update:
More, via @ABC2News (WMAR):
VIDEO: #WMAR weather anchor @MascoFromABC2 describes station barricade http://t.co/IpFDASj0lr #Team2
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) May 13, 2014
Back entrance to ch 2 sealed off @abc2news pic.twitter.com/hPmopLb3Rq
— Lamont Williams (@LamontfromWMAR) May 13, 2014
Parents pickup kids from st Pius @ABC2NEWS pic.twitter.com/J4MVPYRKJ1
— Lamont Williams (@LamontfromWMAR) May 13, 2014
Thoughts with the brave members of the @BACOPoliceFire, @BaltimorePolice, @MDSP #SWAT, #TAC & #HNT Units at @ABC2NEWS pic.twitter.com/yOnoJn3nJ6
— Wyatt Everhart (@WyattEverhart) May 13, 2014
Our vice president of ABC2 is coordinating with corporate office pic.twitter.com/qxIgKCPs74
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) May 13, 2014
Despite what's going on the @ABC2NEWS team is still updating our app and on Twitter #totaldedication
— Megan Knight (@KnightWMAR) May 13, 2014
Tac team moving more personnel into WMAR @ABC2NEWS @ABC @cnn @ABC2_ALERTS pic.twitter.com/lWvqpR1Gv3
— roosevelt leftwich (@RooseveltLFOX8) May 13, 2014
#WMAR staff reacts to armed suspect: http://t.co/ZyTpgiPF8P #Team2
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) May 13, 2014
Our security guard Anita acted quickly and alerted #WMAR employees that a man was breaking into the building. #Hero http://t.co/CbJTGJFOxP
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) May 13, 2014
#WMAR #Team2 RT @bacopolicefire: Barricade remains in progress. Police confident that suspect is still in the building. ^CB
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) May 13, 2014
@ABC2NEWS production crew at transmitter working to get us up and on the air for newscast. pic.twitter.com/5euy0q78YB
— Charles Crowson (@ccrowson016) May 13, 2014
One #WMAR employee had to be taken out of the building by tactical officers after sheltering in place. http://t.co/CbJTGJFOxP #Team2
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) May 13, 2014
Erlier as we tried to get out of our back lot as the truck rammed the front..automatic we had to force it open pic.twitter.com/NoilBaXAv9
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) May 13, 2014
Here's a pick of the big truck in our @abc2news lobby.. Via the twitter-less yet amazing Bill Fink #team2 pic.twitter.com/fecKH5RW87
— Christian Schaffer (@schafferwmar) May 13, 2014
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Update:
WMAR reporter Christian Schaffer posted a Vine video of the truck hitting the building:
Truck rams WMAR https://t.co/iNbPZ9d3va
— Christian Schaffer (@schafferwmar) May 13, 2014
The suspect is reportedly in custody:
BREAKING. Police: man who rammed truck into Baltimore TV station has been taken into custody.
— Charlie Kaye (@CharlieKayeNews) May 13, 2014
More:
Baltimore Co Police Chief tells reporters that WMAR suspect was inside the station, "watching you, report on this story"
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) May 13, 2014
The suspect stole machetes from the workers from whom he stole the truck, Johnson said http://t.co/gKCynfPFBH #Team2
— Nick DiMarco (@NickDiMarco) May 13, 2014
Security guard engaged suspect after crashing into building @abc2news #team2
— Christian Schaffer (@schafferwmar) May 13, 2014
Suspect was ranting and raving incoherently according to Chief Jim Johnson @abc2news #team2
— Christian Schaffer (@schafferwmar) May 13, 2014
Johnson reiterated that the suspect was watching TV news as tactical officers looked for him http://t.co/gKCynfPFBH #Team2
— Nick DiMarco (@NickDiMarco) May 13, 2014
Police chief says the arrest was completed "without incident"
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 13, 2014