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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 established 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 a heavy police presence and activity could 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 male on the spot. | |
| The body of the slain victim was recovered about a block behind the church, according to Acting Mayor Jack Young. | 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. | 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. | 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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