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Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration headquarters evacuated after gas leak

The headquarters of the Motor Vehicle Administration in Maryland was evacuated Thursday morning because of a gas leak, and appointments the rest of the day were canceled.

Anne Arundel County Fire said a crew working outside the Glen Burnie building struck a high-pressure gas line around 10:30 a.m.

The line fed into the building and there was gas leaking both outside and inside the building.

All customers and employees were evacuated. There were no injuries.

The fire department says BGE secured the leak around 11:30 a.m. The department is working to ventilate the building of any residual gas.

The MVA is reaching out to customers who had appointments at that location Thursday to reschedule.

Woman critically injured in domestic shooting in Bowie; suspect in custody

A woman is in critical condition after a shooting inside a Bowie, Maryland, home Thursday, police said. A caller reported the shooting at about 4:20 p.m., police said. Bowie police officers and Prince George’s County Fire and EMS went to the 8500 block of Myrtle Avenue and found a woman in a bedroom with a gunshot wound to her upper body. The first responders provided lifesaving care before she was taken to a hospital in critical condition, Bowie Deputy Police Chief Robert Liberati said during a briefing. Police arrested a suspect at the scene and found a weapon believed to have been used in the shooting. According to the police, the suspect and victim were in a romantic relationship.
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