26-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot Near Elementary School In East Baltimore

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A 26-year-old man was killed in a shooting in east Baltimore Thursday afternoon, police said.

Officers were called to the 2300 block of East Hoffman Street just after 4:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting.

When they arrived, police found the 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a hospital where he later died, police said.

The shooting happened less than an hour after classes let out for the day at nearby Collington Square Elementary/Middle School.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

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