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| 7 shot, 1 fatally, near Baptist church in Baltimore, gunman on the run | 7 shot, 1 fatally, near Baptist church in Baltimore, gunman on the run |
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| Seven people have been shot near Perkins Square Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, police say. The attacker is reportedly on the run. | Seven people have been shot near Perkins Square Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, police say. The attacker is reportedly on the run. |
| Images posted on social media indicate a massive police presence near the Perkins Square Baptist Church in Baltimore, with a nearby street taped off following a mass shooting. Police have confirmed one of the seven victims have died. No motive has been named so far. | Images posted on social media indicate a massive police presence near the Perkins Square Baptist Church in Baltimore, with a nearby street taped off following a mass shooting. Police have confirmed one of the seven victims have died. No motive has been named so far. |
| The shooting reportedly took place during a cookout. It is not clear if it is linked to the church. There have been reports that the incident took place opposite the church grounds. The Baltimore Sun reported that heavy police presence and activity can be observed at a barber shop, located on the opposite side of the block. | The shooting reportedly took place during a cookout. It is not clear if it is linked to the church. There have been reports that the incident took place opposite the church grounds. The Baltimore Sun reported that heavy police presence and activity can be observed at a barber shop, located on the opposite side of the block. |
| Police spokesman Commissioner Michael Harrison confirmed that the gunman opened fire once he approached the cookout, killing an adult man on the spot. | |
| The body of the slain victim was recovered about a block behind the church, according to Acting Mayor Jack Young. | |
| Harrison said that it appears that someone on the scene returned fire in an apparent bid to stop the attacker. | |
| Police said that the suspect, who is still at large, is an unidentified black man, the Baltimore Sun correspondent Phil Davis tweeted from the scene. | |
| The shooting comes just a day after a gunman stormed in synagogue in Poway, not far from San Diego, California, in an apparent anti-Semitic attack. The name of the suspect, John Earnest, has been tentatively linked to a hate-filled manifesto that appeared online before the attack. | The shooting comes just a day after a gunman stormed in synagogue in Poway, not far from San Diego, California, in an apparent anti-Semitic attack. The name of the suspect, John Earnest, has been tentatively linked to a hate-filled manifesto that appeared online before the attack. |
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