They are:

Wendi Winters, 65, reporter

Rebecca Smith, 34, sales assistant

Robert Hiaasen, 59, editor

Gerald Fischman, 61, editorial writer

John McNamara, 56, reporter and editor

Author and Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen paid tribute to his brother, who was killed in the shooting, calling him "one of the most gentle and funny people I've ever known". RELATED: Undercover FBI agent was near gunmen before attack

He added, “There is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you’re under your desk and then hear the gunman reload.”

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was responding to reports of the shooting. A man armed with smoke grenades and a shotgun attacked journalists in the building Thursday, killing several people

Maryland police officers patrol the area after multiple people were shot at at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018. McKerrow said he is working to cover the story with two Capital Gazette reporters and with assistance from colleagues at the Baltimore Sun, which is owned by the same company. "The University of Maryland Football Vault: The History Of The Terrapins," tracked Maryland football from its first game in 1892 through the 2008 season. Image copyright AFP Image caption Capital Gazette reporters were pictured working on the next day's newspaper from the car park

President Donald Trump was briefed on the attack.
A shooting at the office of The Capital and the Maryland Gazette newspapers in Annapolis, Maryland, United States, kills five people. The suspected shooter is detained by local police.