Sunday, July 02, 2023

Shooting in Baltimore Leaves at Least 2 Dead and Dozens Injured

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The police were searching for a suspect or suspects in the shooting, which happened early on Sunday at a block party in the city’s southern neighborhood of Brooklyn.

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.

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.

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. » | Tiffany May and Emma Bubola | Sunday, July 2, 2023