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Two injured and Navy suspect is killed at military base in Maryland shooting

Two people were injured after a shooting near Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, on Tuesday. Police were called for an active shooter situation at 8:20 a.m. in the Riverside Tech Park area.

Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said when officers arrived on scene they found two adult males injured. The victims were flown by helicopter to Baltimore, where one of the victims was released Tuesday afternoon, while the other remained in critical condition. The 38-year-old suspect, who Navy Public Affairs confirmed was a Navy hospital corpsman, then traveled to nearby Fort Detrick and was subsequently shot and killed by base personnel, police said. The suspect, identified as Fantahun Girma Woldesenbet, had been stationed at Fort Detrick base.