Number Of Homicides In Baltimore In 2020 Is Pacing Ahead Of Last Year's Record-Breaking Rate
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The number of homicides in Baltimore continues to outpace even last year's record-breaking rate, numbers released by the city's police department Wednesday show.
As of Wednesday morning, there have been 134 homicides in the city in 2020, six more than at the same time in 2019.
Non-fatal shootings in the city are down, with 239 reported so far in 2020 compared with 284 at the same point last year.
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