Memorial for attack victims

A memorial in remembrance of the five people who died in a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper was dedicated Monday in Annapolis on the third anniversary of the attack.

The “Guardians of the First Amendment” features five pillars representing the five lives lost in the shooting: Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters.

The memorial includes a rounded brick edifice, which holds a panel inscribed with the First Amendment.

Gunman Jarrod Ramos pleaded guilty to all 23 counts against him in October 2019, but he says he’s not criminally responsible due to mental illness. A jury has recently been selected to determine whether Ramos should be sentenced to prison or committed to a psychiatric hospital.