Official: Capital Gazette Gunman Mutilated Fingertips, Still ID’d

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) — A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper shooting mutilated his fingers in what investigators think was an effort to prevent him from being easily identified.
The official was briefed on the investigation but was not authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The official says investigators believe the suspect was attempting to prevent them from getting a fingerprint match.
The official says