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Victims Of Smithsburg Workplace Rampage Identified Victims Of Smithsburg Workplace Rampage Identified
Victims Of Smithsburg Workplace Rampage Identified Joshua Wallace went to work at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg the same way he would any other day. With just two hours left on the clock, he was getting ready to start his weekend.  That's when his coworker — a 23-year-old Hispanic man from West Virginia whose name has not been released — came inside and shot Wallace and three other employees.  Wallace, 30, Mark Alan Frey, 50, Charles Edward Minnick, Jr., 31, are dead, while Brandon Chase Michael, 42, remains critical. "This is not how this was supposed to end," reads a GoFundMe campaign launched in Wallace's memo…

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Details Released In Deadly Mass Smithsburg Shooting Details Released In Deadly Mass Smithsburg Shooting
Details Released In Deadly Mass Smithsburg Shooting Details have been released in the mass Smithsburg shooting that left three people dead Thursday, June 9. Deputies responded to Columbia Machine Inc. on Bikle Road at approximately 2:30 p.m., where they found four victims, three of whom were pronounced dead at the scene, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. The fourth remains critical. The shooter fled the scene before law enforcement agencies arrived, and a description was released to responding units. The suspect vehicle was tracked down by Maryland State Police troopers near Maplesville Road and Mount Aetna Road, where they excha…

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by Annie DeVoe and Zak Failla