An unidentified driver plowed a truck into WMAR-TV's (Channel 2) Towson headquarters several times before getting out of the vehicle and going inside, according to the Baltimore County Police Department and staff members who are at the site.
The car struck WMAR's building late Tuesday morning, according to the police department, before a possibly armed suspect went inside. Police have evacuated the building, which is at 6400 York Road in Baltimore County. The driver remains inside.
WMAR meteorologist Mike Masco tweeted that the vehicle struck the WMAR building seven times. In another tweet, Masco said, 'The guy is holed up in the building police found weapons in his vehicle.' Police found weapons inside the man's vehicle, Masco added.
WMAR reporter Brian Kuebler tweeted that the man 'tried to get in building screaming LET ME IN and said he was God.'
Jeff Herman, the managing editor for WMAR, said on Twitter that all employees are accounted for and safe. Herman described a chaotic scene as the car began ramming WMAR's building.
'Heard thumping,' Herman tweeted. 'Looked out newsroom door and watched what looked like a F350 just slam through vestibule & shatter front glass doors.'
WMAR staffer Kyle Anderson captured the emotion of the situation with a tweet: 'Gonna sound sappy, but all I was thinking of was my wife and soon-to-be-son. What a birthday huh?'
Can't really tell too much but that was our entrance. There is now a truck in the lobby. http://ift.tt/1jrbrXs KellyfromABC2 (@KellyfromABC2) May 13, 2014
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 (@BrianfromABC2) 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 (@BrianfromABC2) May 13, 2014
A guy has slammed his truck 7 times into our building and is in our building..we've been evacuated.. http://ift.tt/1mp9y31 Mike Masco (@MascoFromABC2) May 13, 2014
The guy is holed up in the building police found weapons in his vehicle.. we remain evacuated http://ift.tt/1jrbrXu Mike Masco (@MascoFromABC2) May 13, 2014
We ran through newsroom with @KellyfromABC2 screaming for everyone to get out. Went out back door to lot. #team2- Jeff Herman (@JeffABC2News) May 13, 2014
Gonna sound sappy, but all I was thinking of was my wife and soon-to-be-son. What a birthday huh? #team2 @ABC2NEWS- Kyle Andersen (@KyleatABC2) May 13, 2014
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