ABC News September 27, 2019

300 prospective jurors to be questioned ahead of Capital Gazette newspaper shooting trial

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Hundreds of prospective jurors are headed to a Maryland courthouse Friday as jury selection begins in the trial of the suspected Capital Gazette newspaper gunman.

On June 28, 2018, four journalists -- Wendi Winters, Rob Hiaasen, Gerald Fischman and John McNamara -- and a sales assistant -- Rebecca Smith -- were gunned down at The Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis in what became the largest killing of journalists in U.S. history.

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Steve Schuh, county executive of Anne Arundel County, holds a copy of The Capital Gazette near the scene of a shooting at the newspaper's office, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md.
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The suspected gunman, Jarrod Ramos, allegedly had a long grudge against the newspaper.

Ramos, 39, facing charges including five counts of murder, has pleaded not criminally responsible -- Maryland's version of the insanity defense, reported The Capital Gazette.

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Police respond to a shooting at the offices of the Capital Gazette, a daily newspaper, in Annapolis, Md., June 28, 2018.
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Three hundred potential jurors will begin the selection process Friday, filling out questionnaires in one of the most high profile trial's in the area, according to Terri Charles, a spokesperson with the courts.

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Police tape blocks access from a street leading to the building complex where The Capital Gazette is located in Annapolis, Md., June 29, 2018.

Three days of jury selection is expected to start on Oct. 30 with potential jurors coming to court in the morning and afternoon in batches of 50 at a time, said Charles.

The final jury selection will be on Nov. 4, said Charles.

ABC News' Dee Carden contributed to this report.