City Of Bowie To Honor Capital Gazette Reporter: Report

BOWIE, MD -- Bowie Blade-News reporter John McNamara was one of several victims in the June 28 mass shooting at the Capital Gazette office in Annapolis. On Oct. 27, the city of Bowie will hold a ceremony in his honor, according to a report.

The Capital Gazette reports that the ceremony will take place in the lobby of City Hall at 10 a.m., and it will be open to the public.

During the ceremony, the City Council will unveil a plaque that dedicates the press area inside the council's chambers to McNamara, the report adds.

Four others died in the shooting: Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith, Gerald Fischman, and Rob Hiaasen.

Jarrod Ramos, the accused gunman in the deadly shooting, pleaded not guilty to the 23 criminal charges filed against him in July.

Attorneys for Ramos, 38, of Laurel, filed motions for a speedy trial and discovery on Monday, and entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. The actions were procedural, said State's Attorney Wes Adams, who said Ramos did not appear in court either in person or via video appearance.

In the month since the mass shooting, employees of the Capital Gazette have received immense support from around the country. The Capital Gazette Family Fund was set up to support the families of the victims, and the survivors, of the shooting. It has raised over $685,000. Proceeds from Saturday's Annapolis Rising: A Benefit for The Capital Gazette and Free Press Event, with headliners Good Charlotte, will also go into the fund. With the help of sponsors, nearly all proceeds are going to support the Capital Gazette Family Fund.

Journalists nationwide have offered to help out at the Capital Gazette, assisting in any way possible.

The newly created Capital Gazette Memorial Scholarship already has had over $125,000 in donations

Additional reporting by Patch editor Deb Belt

ANNAPOLIS, MD - JULY 02: Flowers and hand-written notes and signs are placed at a makeshift memorial outside the Annapolis Capitol Gazette offices for the five employees killed by a gunman last week July 2, 2018 in Annapolis, Maryland. The five victims were Gerald Fischman, 61, an editorial editor; Rob Hiaasen, 59, an editor and columnist; John McNamara, 56, a sports reporter and editor; Wendi Winters, 65, a news reporter and columnist; and Rebecca Smith, 34, a sales assistant. Police arrested Jarrod Ramos, 38, in the paper's newsroom and he is being held without bond on five counts of murder. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)