Police: Two Dead, Two Injured in Series of Shootings
BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) -- A series of shootings that played out across Baltimore overnight left two men dead, another man seriously injured and a woman shot in the buttocks, authorities said Thursday.
About 10:35 p.m. Wednesday, patrol officers were dispatched to a reported shooting in North Baltimore. When they arrived at the scene, located in the 4000 block of Wilsby Avenue, they found a 33-year-old man shot multiple times in the upper body, according to police. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Just ten minutes later, in East Baltimore, police arrived at the scene of a shooting in the 1200 block of Bonaparte Avenue and located a 23-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the buttocks. Paramedics rushed her to the hospital where, at last check, her condition was not known.
Officers started investigating a third shooting around midnight when hospital staff reported a 34-year-old man had walked in with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body, according to police. Due to the severity of his injuries, police were unable to obtain any information from the victim.
Around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, police investigating a shooting in the 6200 block of Fairdale Avenue discovered an 18-year-old man shot multiple times. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. A witness heard several gunshots, he told investigators, and then saw a dark colored pickup truck driving away.
Anyone with information on these shootings is asked to call police at 410-396-2221. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP.