On June 28, 2018, Gerald Fischman, a 61-year-old White man from Annapolis, Maryland, was killed inside the Capital Gazette newsroom on Bestgate Road when a shotgun-wielding attacker forced his way into the building and opened fire. The shooter moved through the tight confines of desks, hallways and office doors, and Fischman was one of five employees fatally shot as survivors hid or fled. Fischman was the paper’s editorial page editor and a steady voice on its opinion pages; colleagues describe an empty chair where his presence used to be.

Police identified the assailant as Jarrod Warren Ramos and said he had a long-running grievance tied to earlier reporting and a failed defamation lawsuit. Ramos was taken into custody, later pleaded guilty while claiming he was not criminally responsible, and a jury in July 2021 found him criminally responsible. A judge sentenced him on September 28, 2021, to multiple life terms without parole.

Did anyone who knew Gerald Fischman or worked at the Capital Gazette have memories or details to share about him or that day?