Baltimore County Exec On Shooting: 'Gun Violence Is Terrorizing'

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — In response to the shootings in Perryman Thursday, Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler issued a call for action. He said gun violence was a "cancer" that required a cure.

"Doing nothing at a time when gun violence is terrorizing our communities is nonsense, plain and simple," Mohler said in a statement. "Now, more than ever, is the time to act. We’ve never backed down from challenges in our nation, and we can’t back down now. If we pass this cancer onto the next generation, the blood will be on our hands."

Mohler made the statement after four people were killed and three were injured by gunfire at the Rite Aid distribution facility Thursday morning in Perryman in Harford County.

The shooter was a Baltimore County woman who fatally shot herself, authorities said.

Snochia Moseley, 26, died at the hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. She was a temporary employee of the Rite Aid distribution facility who was reporting for her normal work day on Thursday morning when around 9 a.m. she began shooting.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office, which is the lead on the investigation, had not released a motive in the case as of Thursday evening.

"There is not a one-size-fits-all solution to the gun violence epidemic. It is about mental health," Mohler said. "And although some may not like it, it is about easy access to guns."

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Here is the full statement from Mohler's office:

"Once again, a tragic act of gun violence has hit close to home as mass shootings have become the norm. Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of such senseless violence, and to their families. But these words have begun to ring hollow as we have had 25 mass shootings in September and more than 150 this year. Enough is enough. If as leaders and communities, we don’t demand action, and demand it now, we should be embarrassed. This country is too great, its people too good, to remain in our bunkers stuck with talking points from the right or the left. There is not a 'one size fits all' solution to the gun violence epidemic. It is about mental health. And although some may not like it, it is about easy access to guns. Complex issues rarely present binary choices. They are not 'either/or.' They are difficult. 'Now is not the time …' is a weak excuse to do nothing. Doing nothing at a time when gun violence is terrorizing our communities is nonsense, plain and simple. Now, more than ever, is the time to act.We’ve never backed down from challenges in our nation, and we can’t back down now. If we pass this cancer onto the next generation, the blood will be on our hands."

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