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Man pleads not criminally responsible in Maryland shooting

FILE - This image released by the Washington County, Md., Sheriff's Office shows Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, of Hedgesville, W.Va. The West Virginia man charged with killing three coworkers at a western Maryland machine shop and then wounding a responding state trooper has pleaded not criminally responsible for mental reasons, according to court records. (Washington County, Md., Sheriff's Office via AP, File) FILE - Police stand near where a man opened fire at a business, killing three people before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout, according to authorities, in Smithsburg, Md., on June 9, 2022. The West Virginia man charged with killing three coworkers at a western Maryland machine shop and then wounding a responding state trooper has pleaded not criminally responsible for mental reasons, according to court records. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
Man pleads not criminally responsible in Maryland shooting