Cowardly reporters at Capital Gazette hide under their desks as gunman guns down five people

Okay, I have a problem when a singular nutjob runs into a place with a one gun and starts shooting and all these 'MEN' can think to do is run and hide. Now a reporter from the Capital Gazette in Annapolis Maryland reported how he cowered under his desk as this nutjob went around shooting everyone he could. Five people wound up dead, coz' nobody there was man enough to stand up and fight. Now if several men bust up in there with semi automatics okay, I'd be hesitant to take them on too. But one man with a pump shotgun?!!? None of them thought to throw some paper weights, some trash cans, some chairs at this fool? One man? With a shotgun? Nobody had no nuts? Nobody? I mean what happened was unfortunate, but what was truly unfortunate is this was an office full of cowards!! Hiding under his desk!! Such a shame! You men, go home and watch some John Wayne movies. I mean, in real life he was a coward, he opted out of going into the service during world war II when he was called up, but on screen he showed how a man 'SHOULD' act!

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BALTIMORE -- The 38-year-old Laurel man who gunned down five employees of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis used a pump-action shotgun purchased legally, and had barricaded the exit doors as part of a pre-planned attack, authorities said Friday.

Jarrod Warren Ramos made his first appearance in court since being charged with first-degree murder in the targeted attack, staring impassively and blinking at the camera as he appeared over video link from the county jail.

Years after unsuccessfully suing the newspaper for defamation, Ramos blasted through the doors of the newspaper offices Thursday afternoon and hid under a desk where police found him, according to charging documents.

Ramos is charged in the killings of editor and columnist Rob Hiaasen, 59; Wendi Winters, 65, a community correspondent who headed special publications; editorial page editor Gerald Fischman, 61; sports writer John McNamara, 56; and Rebecca Smith, 34, a sales assistant. Two other staff members, Rachael Pacella and Janel Cooley, were also injured during the attack. They have been released from the hospital.

Anne Arundel County Police Chief Timothy Altomare said at a Friday morning news conference that police found evidence of planning at the gunman’s apartment.

State’s Attorney Wes Adams said that Ramos led a “coordinated attack” that included barricading the back door of the building.