ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Maryland police say they cannot "fathom" why a gunman attacked the Capital Gazette newspaper, killing four journalists and a staffer and wounding two others.

Some new details about the deadly shooting at a Maryland newspaper office outside of Washington D.C. have emerged during the overnight. 

Law enforcement says that Jarrod Warren Ramos believed to have carried out the deadly shooting had a beef with the Capital Gazette in Annapolis. The shooting left five dead and he has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder.

During a Friday morning news conference, Anne Arundel County Police Chief Timothy J. Altomare said that the rumor that Ramos' "fingerprints being mutilated, absolutely untrue. We have no idea where that information came from." 

Altomare said he cannot "fathom" why Ramos conducted a targeted attack.

Ramos' car was recovered after a lengthy search. Evidence found his residence showed "origination of planning" and shows "what we knew we would find, that we have one bad guy," Altomare said, adding that a pump-action shotgun, which was legally purchased a year or so ago.

He added that the Maryland image repository system was used to identify the suspect. He said the system has come under fire from civil libertarians, but without it, it would have taken longer to identify Ramos as a suspect.

Regarding any devices found, Altomare said what was found was done more to distract people.

"The suspect was there to kill as many people as he could," he declared.

Altomare sadi Ramos is still not cooperating.

"For now that window has closed for us. We'll have to try to do things a different way," he said, adding that statistically, a mass shooter wants to go out in a blaze of glory. Altomare stated he cannot get into Ramos' head to figure out why he hid from police.

Who were the victims?

Ramos is accused of killing four journalists and a sales assistant at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis. These are the victims.

GERALD FISCHMAN

Gerald Fischman, the editorial page editor at the Capital Gazette, was an "old-fashioned journalist," a former editor of the paper said.

Steve Gunn remembered Fischman as "the master of AP style" who "made sure everything was just right."

"He was famous for working long days and being very precise in his language and always making sure the editorial page reflected the heart of the newspaper," Gunn said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Fischman had worked at the paper for 26 years.

ROB HIAASEN

Journalist Rob Hiaasen's family is "devastated" by his death, said his brother, author Carl Hiaasen.

Carl Hiaasen, a prolific novelist and a longtime columnist for the Miami Herald, confirmed that his brother, also a columnist and an editor, was one of the Annapolis victims.

In a brief phone call with The Associated Press, Carl Hiaasen said his family "was devastated beyond words" by the senseless killing of his brother at the Capital Gazette.

"He was the most remarkable person. So gifted and talented and dedicated to journalism," he said, his voice choked with emotion.

JOHN McNAMARA

John McNamara was a longtime employee of the newspaper who had worked as a sports writer and copy editor and moved more recently to a weekly publication, the Bowie Blade-News, colleague David Broughton said.

Broughton, the paper's sports editor, said he had worked with McNamara since 1994 and sat in a neighboring cubicle.

"I could hear his conversations (at the newspaper)," said Broughton. He was just a really thoughtful guy and a very intellectual guy. He could have an intelligent conversation about anything, whether it was politics or travel or English literature."

McNamara was an avid basketball player with a self-deprecating sense of humor and bellowing laugh who had married his college sweetheart, Broughton said.

REBECCA SMITH

Rebecca Smith was a sales assistant at the Capital Gazette.

Her boss, Capital Gazette advertising director Marty Padden, described her as a thoughtful person who made sure the sales office ran smoothly.

"She was kind and considerate, and willing to help when needed. She seemed to really enjoy to be working in the media business," Padden told The Sun.

Kelli Peleska, who played softball with Smith's fiance, said Smith attended games and traveled to tournaments with the team.

"She was the absolute most beautiful person. The biggest heart and a great loss to this world," Peleska said Thursday night.

WENDI WINTERS

Special publications editor Wendi Winters was "the heart of the newspaper," Gunn said.

Winters was passionate about serving the community and was a role model for younger journalists, he recalled.

"She was in many ways the best part of the newspaper in that she cared so much about the city," he said.

The history between Jarrod Warren Ramos and the Capital Gazette

Ramos filed a defamation suit against them and specific journalists in 2012, after they published an article about him stalking a woman. 

One former editor says Ramos tried to keep the feud alive, even after the paper won.  

In 2012, Ramos filed a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper, alleging he was harmed by an article about his conviction in a criminal harassment case a year earlier. The suit was dismissed by a judge who wrote Ramos had not shown "anything that was published about you is, in fact, false." An appeals court later upheld the dismissal.

For Friday's edition, the Capital Gazette did profiles on each of the victims, tweeting the front page out. 

Police called the shooting "targeted."   

"We speak with these men and women on a daily basis to get stories out that are important to the citizens of this county. So, we're here. We're investigating. We're going to get this investigation right," said Acting Police Chief William Krampf of Anne Arundel County.

The Associated Press contributed to this story. Christie Zizo, Anthony Leone and Julie Gargotta also contributed to this story.