The New York City Police Department has deployed officers to major newsrooms throughout the city as a precautionary measure following a shooting at a Maryland newspaper.
“We amp up security in these kinds of incidents,” an NYPD spokesperson told The Hill in confirming the decision to deploy units to various news organizations following the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md.
#NYPD posted outside @ABC7NY studios and all local media outlets out of an abundance of caution after #annapolisshooting #NYPDProtecting pic.twitter.com/6zlZivdGrn
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) June 28, 2018
A reporter with a local NBC affiliate reported that multiple police officers were stationed outside the headquarters of The New York Times in Midtown.
Right now: 4 NYPD officers stationed outside @nytimes headquarters as a precaution after newsroom shooting in Maryland #nbc4ny pic.twitter.com/j2a9M9w7zk
— Michael George (@mgeorge4NY) June 28, 2018
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The Baltimore Sun owns the Capital Gazette. The Sun reported police were also present at their offices in downtown Baltimore and conducted a precautionary sweep of the facility. An all-clear order was eventually provided.
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