SMITHSBURG, Md. – Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, of Hedgesville, WV, has been charged in connection to the shooting at Columbia Machine, Inc. on Thursday.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says Esquivel faces multiple first-degree murder charges, several second-degree murder charges, assault charges, reckless engagement and a slew of other crimes.
On Thursday, the gunman killed three people at a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland, according to authorities.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies responded to the shooting at Columbia Machine in the 12900 block of Bikle Road, near Smithsburg High and Middle Schools, around 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies at the scene found four victims who had been shot. Three of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and the fourth victim was critically injured, but police did not give an update on that victim’s condition. Police said the three victims that died were shot inside the manufacturing facility, while the fourth victim was shot outside.
R&I – FS
LivinInTheUSA
Article URL : https://www.fox5dc.com/news/joe-louis-esquivel-charged-with-murder-in-smithsburg-manufacturing-facility-shooting