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Shooting in Baltimore Leaves at Least 2 Dead and 28 Wounded Shooting in Baltimore Leaves at Least 2 Dead and 28 Wounded
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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. Frustrated Baltimore officials pleaded on Sunday with residents to come forward with information about a shooting at a crowded neighborhood block party that left two people dead and 28 others wounded, many of them teenagers.
A motive for the shooting, which was reported at 12:30 a.m. in Baltimore’s southern neighborhood of Brooklyn, was unclear. A motive for the shooting, which was reported at 12:30 a.m. in Baltimore’s southern neighborhood of Brooklyn, was unclear, but the authorities said there was more than one assailant. It was unclear whether the victims were targeted.
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. Officials said an 18-year-old woman was dead at the scene of the shooting, which happened at Brooklyn Homes, a public housing complex. A 20-year-old man was later pronounced dead at a hospital, the police said.
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. The victims were between 13 and 32 years old, the city’s acting police commissioner, Col. Richard Worley, said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.
The victims were between 13 and 32 years old, the city’s acting police commissioner, Col. Richard Worley, said at a news conference on Sunday afternoon. He said that the police were still confirming the ages of all of the victims, but that more than a dozen of them were under 18 years old. By Sunday afternoon, all but nine of the victims had been discharged from hospitals.
He said the police were still confirming the ages of all of the victims, but said that about 14 of them were under 18 years old. He said there was definitely more than one shooter. At the news conference, Brandon Scott, the city’s mayor, called the shooting a “reckless, cowardly act.” He cited footage of the shooting, which surfaced on social media, and criticized adults in the community who did not intervene.
At an earlier news conference, Brandon Scott, the city’s mayor, called the shooting a “reckless, cowardly act.” He called for a “better level of accountability” and said the community should not condone “some grown man filming some young person pull out a gun.” He said those who witness dangerous behavior should contact law enforcement authorities instead of posting videos “to get likes on Instagram.”
“This morning, all of Baltimore is grieving,” he said. He said that the shooting highlighted the need to address access to illegal guns and other factors that contribute to gun violence.
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.”
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.
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." On Sunday afternoon, about two dozen officers and detectives remained at the scene of the shooting. Shell casings and debris from the party, which officials described as an unauthorized event that drew hundreds, still littered the streets from the night before.
Amanda Holpuch contributed reporting. The housing complex, with its squat brick buildings and maroon-colored front doors, has about 500 units for about 1,100 people. Amid all of the activity on Sunday, some residents peeked outside or sat on their front steps.
A councilwoman who represents the neighborhood, Phylicia Porter, said that the shooting was a “wake-up call” and asked community members to channel their anger into demands for “meaningful change.”
“This incident represents a grave failure of our systems, and it is completely unacceptable,” she said.
Larry Wallace, 60, a community activist who grew up a few blocks away from Brooklyn, said that the neighborhood was “really rough.” He said he was concerned for the young people of Baltimore.
This year, there has been an increase in shootings involving children and teenagers, leading to an official city curfew for children 16 and younger. Alerts come to phones and through social media to remind residents that the city’s youth need to be indoors by a certain time.
“The kids in this city need more to do,” said Mr. Wallace, who has a teenage daughter.
The mayor’s office said that in response to the shooting, it would put resources in the neighborhood “focused on addressing trauma and stabilizing the neighborhood in partnership with community-based organizations and city agencies.”
The state’s attorney, Ivan J. Bates, expressed outrage about the shooting on Twitter and extended “thoughts and prayers” to the victims and their families.
He added: “But we need more than thoughts and prayers; we need policy and change in Maryland, particularly in Baltimore. A policy that helps us hold repeat violent offenders accountable and reduces the number of illegal firearms in our communities.”
Tiffany May and Emma Bubola contributed reporting.