"Police are searching for a gunman who shot five people, all teenagers, inside a Fairfax County, Virginia, apartment building early Tuesday morning. Numerous rounds were fired during the incident, and the alleged shooter fled the scene before police arrived. The victims, three females and two males, ranged between 14 to 19 years old.

Head of the Major Crimes Bureau Edward O’Carroll describes the suspect as a tall individual of an unknown race, wearing a face mask and being considered armed and dangerous."

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thehill.com/homenews/news/487572-robberies-reported-across-multiple-states-by-suspects-wearing-medical-masks

newsweek.com/criminals-using-coronavirus-covid19-face-masks-committing-crimes-police-fbi-warn-1504637

wbtv.com/2020/04/15/crime-stoppers-police-trying-identify-mask-wearing-men-southwest-charlotte-robberies/

nytimes.com/2020/03/08/nyregion/aqueduct-racetrack-robbery.html

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