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Shooting in Baltimore Leaves at Least 2 Dead and Dozens Injured Shooting in Baltimore Leaves at Least 2 Dead and 28 Wounded
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At least two people died and dozens more were injured in a shooting at a block party in Baltimore early on Sunday, the police said. At least two people died and 28 others were wounded in a shooting at a block party in Baltimore early on Sunday, the police said.
Just after 12:30 a.m., officers received multiple calls for a shooting at 800 Gretna Court, in Baltimore’s southern neighborhood of Brooklyn, the city’s acting police commissioner, Col. Richard Worley, said at a news conference on Sunday morning. A motive for the shooting, which was reported at 12:30 a.m. in Baltimore’s southern neighborhood of Brooklyn, was unclear.
The police said investigators were reviewing video footage to try to identify a suspect. As of early Sunday afternoon, about two dozen officers and detectives remained at the scene of the shooting, which happened at a public housing development called Brooklyn Homes.
An 18-year-old woman was found dead at the scene, and shortly after, a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital, the police said in a statement.An 18-year-old woman was found dead at the scene, and shortly after, a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital, the police said in a statement.
Multiple other people had gunshot wounds, Colonel Worley said, and three were in critical condition. Nine people were taken to hospitals, and 20 more took themselves to hospitals, he added. Multiple other people had gunshot wounds, the city’s acting police commissioner, Col. Richard Worley, said at a news conference on Sunday morning.
Colonel Worley said that investigators were reviewing video to try to identify a suspect.
At the news conference, Brandon Scott, the city’s mayor, called the shooting a “reckless, cowardly act.”At the news conference, Brandon Scott, the city’s mayor, called the shooting a “reckless, cowardly act.”
“This morning, all of Baltimore is grieving,” he said.“This morning, all of Baltimore is grieving,” he said.
He added that the shooting highlighted the need to address the “over-proliferation of illegal guns on our streets, and the ability for those who should not have them to get their hands on them.”He added that the shooting highlighted the need to address the “over-proliferation of illegal guns on our streets, and the ability for those who should not have them to get their hands on them.”
Mr. Scott said in a statement that in response to the shooting, his office would put resources in the neighborhood “focused on addressing trauma and stabilizing the neighborhood in partnership with community-based organizations and city agencies.”Mr. Scott said in a statement that in response to the shooting, his office would put resources in the neighborhood “focused on addressing trauma and stabilizing the neighborhood in partnership with community-based organizations and city agencies.”
The police said 28 people were wounded, though hospital officials gave conflicting tallies in what one official said was still a “fairly fluid” situation.
MedStar Harbor Hospital treated 19 people with gunshot wounds in its emergency department, a hospital spokeswoman, Debra Schindler, said.
Nine of the patients were stabilized and transferred to trauma centers in the city, and nine others were released. One patient, a 17-year-old, was still hospitalized on Sunday morning.
“Multiple critically injured patients were evaluated and triaged simultaneously by clinical staff, while hospital security managed the throng of family members that gathered in and outside of the emergency department,” Ms. Schindler said.
The University of Maryland Medical Center treated 16 patients, a hospital spokesman, Michael Schwartzberg, said. A dozen people were treated at the hospital’s R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and four people were treated at its pediatric emergency department.The University of Maryland Medical Center treated 16 patients, a hospital spokesman, Michael Schwartzberg, said. A dozen people were treated at the hospital’s R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and four people were treated at its pediatric emergency department.
In 2022, Baltimore recorded more than 300 homicides for the eighth consecutive year, despite new initiatives by city officials. In the first half of 2023, there had been 138, according to The Baltimore Sun.In 2022, Baltimore recorded more than 300 homicides for the eighth consecutive year, despite new initiatives by city officials. In the first half of 2023, there had been 138, according to The Baltimore Sun.
The president of Maryland’s Senate, Bill Ferguson, said on Twitter that the shooting was “well beyond gut-wrenching, it’s a worst-case nightmare."The president of Maryland’s Senate, Bill Ferguson, said on Twitter that the shooting was “well beyond gut-wrenching, it’s a worst-case nightmare."
Amanda Holpuch contributed reporting.Amanda Holpuch contributed reporting.