▲Convenience store located in Essex near Baltimore County, Maryland, where the shooting incident occurred [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

▲Convenience store located in Essex near Baltimore County, Maryland, where the shooting incident occurred [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Amid ongoing shootings keeping American society on edge, another shooting incident occurred in Maryland.


According to the AP on the 28th (local time), a shooting took place around 7 a.m. at a convenience store located in Essex near Baltimore County, Maryland, resulting in 2 deaths and 1 injured.


Baltimore County Police reported recovering one body inside the 'Royal Palms' convenience store on Middleborough Road and another in a blue vehicle parked nearby.


Fourteen minutes later, police responded to reports of a shooting and arson at the 'Heartland Ridge' apartment complex on Shadetree Road.


A person with gunshot wounds was found dead in the apartment complex parking lot, and police indicated the death appeared to be a suicide.


The apartment that caught fire was reported to be severely damaged.



Police are investigating a possible connection between the convenience store shooting and the apartment shooting.


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