Suspected gunman identified, charged with murder in Maryland workplace shooting

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Suspected gunman identified, charged with murder in Maryland workplace shooting
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A man is facing murder charges after police said he fatally shot three people and injured two others in a Maryland workplace shooting Thursday.

Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, of West Virginia, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder and 19 other counts in connection to the shooting at Columbia, Machine, Inc., a manufacturing facility specializing in concrete products in the northern Maryland city of Smithsburg,The investigation so far has revealed the suspect reported to work Thursday for his normal shift and worked through the day, according to the sheriff's office.

At some point before 2:30 p.m., he "exited the building, retrieved a weapon from his vehicle, and reentered the business. The suspect proceeded to the area of the break room and begin to fire upon employees," according to the sheriff's office.

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