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Four killed during violent Sunday in Baltimore City

Police investigate three Sunday homicides in Baltimore
Police investigate three Sunday homicides in Baltimore 01:04

Four people during a violent Sunday in Baltimore City, according to police.

Officers are investigating new homicides in South Baltimore, West Baltimore and Southeast Baltimore.

Double shooting leaves two dead 

Two men died after a double shooting Sunday evening near a Royal Farms in South Baltimore, according to police.

Officers responded around 5:30 p.m. to the 3600 block of Potee Street where 28-year-old Sae'Quan Newton was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds. 

Another 28-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds was taken to a hospital in critical condition, officers said. The man was pronounced dead on Tuesday. 

Two more Baltimore homicides

Police said a man was shot and killed shortly after midnight on Sunday in West Baltimore.

Officers said the man was shot in the head in the 600 block of Poplar Grove Street. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Around 6 p.m. on Sunday, police said a man was shot and killed in the 4400 block of Eastern Avenue in the Greektown neighborhood in Southeast Baltimore. Officers said he suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Anyone with information on all three shootings should call police at 410-396-2100 or the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

Baltimore's gun violence

On Friday, Feb. 21, Baltimore police reported 17 murder victims in 2025, compared to 26 last year.

Baltimore's gun violence tracker shows there have been more than 3100 victims of gun violence in Baltimore City in the past 12 months, which includes victims of shootings, fatal and non-fatal, and any armed encounters. The average age of those victims are between 30 and 34 years old.

Within the past 12 months, about 180 victims have died from reported gun violence in Baltimore City, according to the gun violence tracker.

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