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| Baltimore mass 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’s 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’s 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, Worley said. An 18-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 20-year-old man died later in hospital. | |
| Hundreds of people were gathered in the area for an event called “Brooklyn Day”, a witness told local television station Fox 45. That witness described hearing 20 to 30 shots fired. | Hundreds of people were gathered in the area for an event called “Brooklyn Day”, a witness told local television station Fox 45. That witness described hearing 20 to 30 shots fired. |
| All of the victims were adults. Nine were taken by ambulance and 20 others walked into area hospitals with injuries from the shooting, Worley said. | All of the victims were adults. Nine were taken by ambulance and 20 others 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,” Baltimore’s 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,” Baltimore’s 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 in locating the “cowards” responsible. | No arrests were made immediately after the shooting. Scott asked anyone with information to come forward to assist investigators in locating 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.” |
| Wes Moore, the Democratic governor of Maryland, expressed condolences and promised action. | |
| “My heart breaks for these victims, their families, and the Baltimore community that is coping with the loss. Maryland has had enough of watching gun violence continue to ravage our state and our nation,” he said in a statement. | |
| “The fact that these horrific shootings continue to take place is abominable. We as a state will continue to do everything we can to prevent senseless acts of violence like the one we saw last night.” | |
| Authorities said the crime scene was extensive and that it will take some time for detectives to work it. | |
| MedStar Harbor hospital emergency department treated 19 patients on Sunday, spokesperson Debra Schindler said. Nine critically injured patients were stabilized and transferred to Baltimore trauma centers, and all but one of the others were released. | |
| “The hospital went on immediate lock-down to secure the campus and ensure the safety of all patients and associates,” Schindler said in a statement. | |
| “Multiple critically injured patients were evaluated and triaged simultaneously by clinical staff, while hospital security managed the throng of family members that gathered.” | |
| Other victims were treated at R Adams Cowley shock trauma center and the University of Maryland medical center, spokesman Michael Schwartzberg said. | |
| Seven people suffered gunshot wounds and two others needed hospital treatment for trampling in a separate overnight shooting at a nightclub in Kansas, authorities said. | |
| Wichita police Lt Aaron Moses told reporters that gunfire erupted at the club on North Washington Street at about 1am, and some patrons were crushed in the rush to escape. | Wichita police Lt Aaron Moses told reporters that gunfire erupted at the club on North Washington Street at about 1am, and some patrons were crushed in the rush to escape. |
| Moses said shots were fired from at least four guns, and a person whom police believed to be among the shooters was arrested. One of the victims was critically wounded, he said. | |
| Elsewhere in the city on Saturday night, authorities reported, a 17-year-old male was shot and killed during an argument with a 21-year-old man. | |
| “We have to take actions to push back against this increase in gun violence that we are seeing,” Wichita’s mayor Brandon Whipple said. | |
| “We have to come together as a community and talk with our young people, in particular about how resorting to gun violence is not the way to solve a problem or issue.” | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Reuters and the Associated Press contributed reporting | Reuters and the Associated Press contributed reporting |