Police are searching for suspects who opened fire during a holiday weekend block party in Baltimore that killed two people, wounded 28 others
Resident Ashley Johnson speaks with Baltimore Police officers about the mass shooting incident in the Southern District of Baltimore, Monday, July 3, 2023. Police say a number of people were killed and dozens of others were wounded in a shooting that took place during a block party just after midnight on Sunday.
“They were having fun in the beginning, but you know kids ... they started drinking and they was getting all out of order,” she said. Learning that young people were killed in the shooting was especially painful for Bowie because she lost her son, 19, and her grandson, 15, to gun violence in separate shootings years ago.
No arrests had been made by early Monday. Richard Worley, Baltimore’s acting police commissioner, said it wasn't clear if the shooting was targeted or random, but he said police believe there were multiple shooters.The event has been held for decades, but no permit was issued this year and police didn’t find out about it ahead of time, as they have in past years, Worley said.
The violence in Baltimore occurred the same week federal prosecutors there touted efforts to reduce violent crime in the city. Police have reported nearly 130 homicides and close to 300 shootings so far this year, though that’s down from the same time last year.
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