Annapolis honors Capital Gazette victims with roadside dedication

More than seven years after a deadly mass shooting at a newsroom in Annapolis, the city is honoring the five people who lost their lives with a new roadside dedication that thousands will see as they travel in and out of Maryland’s capital.

On Rowe Boulevard, just blocks from the State Capitol building, a newly unveiled sign reads:

“The Capital Gazette Five.”

It honors Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. They were killed in June 2018, when a gunman entered the Capital Gazette newsroom.

Marty Padden with the Capital Gazette said the sign is a powerful reminder of those the community lost.

“As thousands of people travel along Rowe Boulevard, they will see this sign and be reminde

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