A man is barricaded inside the WMAR building in Baltimore after repeatedly ramming the station with his vehicle, according to WJZ. Staffers were evacuated, according to WMAR 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 (@MascoFromABC2) May 13, 2014
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Stay away from ABC2 on York road in Towson. Person just rammed station with dump truck. It’s a crime scene. Male suspect, potentially armed.
— ABC2NEWS (@ABC2NEWS) May 13, 2014
>Update: Brian Kuebler reports WMAR staffers are safe and accounted for:
Again…everyone at #Team2 is safe and accounted for. suspect may be armed. Very tense at 6400 York Rd. Neighboring elem school on lockdown — Brian Kuebler (@BrianfromABC2) May 13, 2014
Watch WJZ’s live coverage here:
>Update: In a press availability broadcast live on WJZ, the Baltimore police called the incident an “ongoing tactical situation.” A SWAT team is on the scene. Baltimore police also say they are not certain everyone is out of the building and that additional employees may be sheltering in place.