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| Baltimore shooting: two dead and dozens injured in US city | Baltimore shooting: two dead and dozens injured in US city |
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| Two adults killed and 28 wounded in incident, according to local police who are still searching for shooter | Two adults killed and 28 wounded in incident, according to local police who are still searching for shooter |
| Two people have been killed and 28 wounded in a mass shooting in Baltimore, including three who are in critical condition, police have said. | Two people have been killed and 28 wounded in a mass shooting in Baltimore, including three who are in critical condition, police have said. |
| The Baltimore Police Department acting commissioner, Richard Worley, confirmed there were a total of 30 victims during a press conference at the scene on Sunday. Police said they were still looking for the shooter. | The Baltimore Police Department acting commissioner, Richard Worley, confirmed there were a total of 30 victims during a press conference at the scene on Sunday. Police said they were still looking for the shooter. |
| The shooting took place shortly after 12.30am at a block party in the Brooklyn Homes area of South Baltimore in the 800 block of Gretna Avenue, Worley said. | The shooting took place shortly after 12.30am at a block party in the Brooklyn Homes area of South Baltimore in the 800 block of Gretna Avenue, Worley said. |
| All of the victims were adults. Nine victims were taken by ambulance and 20 victims walked into area hospitals with injuries from the shooting, Worley said. | All of the victims were adults. Nine victims were taken by ambulance and 20 victims walked into area hospitals with injuries from the shooting, Worley said. |
| BPD is on scene of a masa shooting incident in the 800 blk of Gretna Court in our Southern District. Acting Commissioner Worley and PIO are on scene. Media Staging Area will be located at the intersection of 6th Street and Audrey Avenue. pic.twitter.com/2JK5F09WMB | BPD is on scene of a masa shooting incident in the 800 blk of Gretna Court in our Southern District. Acting Commissioner Worley and PIO are on scene. Media Staging Area will be located at the intersection of 6th Street and Audrey Avenue. pic.twitter.com/2JK5F09WMB |
| “I want those who are responsible to hear me, and hear me very clearly,” the Baltimore mayor, Brandon Scott, said at the scene. “We will not stop until we find you, and we will find you. Until then, I hope that every single breath you take, that you think about the lives that you took, think about the lives that you impacted here tonight.” | “I want those who are responsible to hear me, and hear me very clearly,” the Baltimore mayor, Brandon Scott, said at the scene. “We will not stop until we find you, and we will find you. Until then, I hope that every single breath you take, that you think about the lives that you took, think about the lives that you impacted here tonight.” |
| No arrests were made immediately after the shooting. Scott asked anyone with information to come forward to assist investigators locate the “cowards” responsible. | No arrests were made immediately after the shooting. Scott asked anyone with information to come forward to assist investigators locate the “cowards” responsible. |
| “Treat this as if it were your family,” Scott said. “How you would want people to treat it if you were mourning, if this was your neighbourhood, if this was an event in your community that this happened at. We want you to treat it that way because that’s how we have to treat each other as Baltimoreans.” | “Treat this as if it were your family,” Scott said. “How you would want people to treat it if you were mourning, if this was your neighbourhood, if this was an event in your community that this happened at. We want you to treat it that way because that’s how we have to treat each other as Baltimoreans.” |
| As of Sunday, there had been more than 335 mass shootings in the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more victims are wounded or killed. That high number – more than one daily – has led for many in the US to call for meaningful gun control, though Congress has been unable to enact such measures. |