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UMD alumni Gerald Fischman and John McNamara killed in Capital Gazette shooting
UMD alumni Gerald Fischman and John McNamara killed in Capital Gazette shooting
By Jillian Atelsek @jillian_atelsek
Published June 28 at 11:19 PM
Gerald Fischman and John McNamara, journalists at The Capital Gazette and alumni of the University of Maryland, died Thursday after a shooting at the paper's newsroom in Annapolis. Fischman was 61, and McNamara was 56.
Fischman and McNamara — both former Diamondback writers — were among five people killed during the shooting, Anne Arundel County Police said. Rob Hiaasen, an assistant editor and columnist for the Capital and a lecturer in this university's journalism college, was also killed, as were reporter Wendi Winters and sales assistant Rebecca Smith. Several others were injured.
A 1979 graduate of this university, Fischman was the editorial page editor and an editorial writer at the Capital. He is remembered as a talented writer, trivia master and avid cardigan-wearer, according to the Baltimore Sun. He was a staff writer, state editor and assistant managing editor at The Diamondback.
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McNamara, who graduated in 1983, worked for more than 20 years at the Capital in various editorial positions. Sports reporting was his longtime dream, the Sun reported. He was a sports staff writer and assistant sports editor at The Diamondback.
By Jillian Atelsek @jillian_atelsek
Published June 28 at 11:19 PM
Gerald Fischman and John McNamara, journalists at The Capital Gazette and alumni of the University of Maryland, died Thursday after a shooting at the paper's newsroom in Annapolis. Fischman was 61, and McNamara was 56.
Fischman and McNamara — both former Diamondback writers — were among five people killed during the shooting, Anne Arundel County Police said. Rob Hiaasen, an assistant editor and columnist for the Capital and a lecturer in this university's journalism college, was also killed, as were reporter Wendi Winters and sales assistant Rebecca Smith. Several others were injured.
A 1979 graduate of this university, Fischman was the editorial page editor and an editorial writer at the Capital. He is remembered as a talented writer, trivia master and avid cardigan-wearer, according to the Baltimore Sun. He was a staff writer, state editor and assistant managing editor at The Diamondback.
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McNamara, who graduated in 1983, worked for more than 20 years at the Capital in various editorial positions. Sports reporting was his longtime dream, the Sun reported. He was a sports staff writer and assistant sports editor at The Diamondback.