‘Justice Has Been Served,’ Hogan Says Of Capital Gazette Shooter’s Sentence

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As connection dispersed of the prison condemnation for Capital Gazette gunman Jarrod Ramos, truthful excessively did reactions from officials, who shared condolences for the 5 radical helium killed.

Ramos, 41, of Laurel, was sentenced Tuesday to 5 beingness terms, positive an further 220 years successful situation without the anticipation of parole for the June 2018 shooting rampage astatine the Annapolis newspaper, which killed 5 radical and injured 2 others.

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Saying “justice has been served,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was among the state’s archetypal elected officials to measurement successful connected the result of the case.

“While we anticipation this brings immoderate measurement of closure to the families, the symptom of that horrible time volition ever beryllium with us,” Hogan said. “Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi Winters are everlastingly successful our hearts.”

Those slain successful the June 28, 2018, shooting included: Fischman, a 61-year-old columnist and editorial leafage editor; Hiaasen; a 59-year-old adjunct exertion and columnist; McNamara, a 56-year-old sports reporter; Smith, a 34-year-old income assistant; and Winters, a 65-year-old assemblage quality reporter.

Justice has been served. While we anticipation this brings immoderate measurement of closure to the families, the symptom of that horrible time volition ever beryllium with us.

Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi Winters are everlastingly successful our hearts.https://t.co/YVogtFImAi

— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) September 28, 2021

“Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. These are the names we volition remember. They were violently taken acold excessively early,” said U.S. Sen Ben Cardin.

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In a somber message, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger tweeted that “there tin ne'er beryllium existent justice” for the wide shooting victims.

“The [Capital Gazette] survivors + victims’ loved ones person shown bonzer courageousness passim these proceedings. There tin ne'er beryllium existent justness for Gerald, Rob, John, Rebecca + Wendi, but we tin instrumentality comfortableness knowing the antheral who stole their lives volition stay down bars forever,” Ruppersberger said.

Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. These are the names we volition remember. They were violently taken acold excessively early. #DefendersOfDemocracy @capgaznews https://t.co/msMUNrAKJm

— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) September 28, 2021

In a statement, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman expressed his gratitude to the radical who marque up the transgression justness strategy and eulogized the shooting’s victims.

“Our transgression justness strategy worked. Thank you to each of the archetypal responders, arresting officers, detention officers, tribunal employees, and prosecutors successful the State’s Attorney’s Office. You person made our assemblage safer and helped to reconstruct equilibrium to the lives of those closest to our 5 beloved truth-tellers – Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi Winters,” Pittman’s connection said.

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Ramos, who had an ax to grind against the paper implicit an nonfiction that elaborate stalking allegations against him, pleaded blameworthy but not criminally responsible to 23 counts successful 2019. But a assemblage disagreed, finding him criminally liable during a two-week proceedings successful July.