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One person killed following shooting in Baltimore's Carrollton Ridge neighborhood

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BALTIMORE -- A shooting in Southwest Baltimore left one person dead on Saturday, according to authorities.

Officers were sent to the 2000 block of Ashton Street to investigate a report of gunfire a few minutes after 5 p.m., police said.

That's where they found an unidentified male who had been shot in the chest, according to authorities.

An ambulance took the gunshot victim to a local hospital, which is where medical personnel pronounced him dead, police said.

Anyone with information about this shooting should contact homicide detectives at 410-396-2100.   

Anonymous tipsters can call the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP.    

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