BALTIMORE (Maryland, US), Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gathering in east Baltimore, Maryland burst into chaos Sunday night as multiple shooters opened fire, leaving a man dead and seven other people wounded, police said.
The shooting happened around 8 p.m. on the 1300 block of Spring Street, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley told reporters.
When police arrived, they found multiple victims with gunshot wounds who were taken to area hospitals, according to a police statement. Later, more victims walked into hospitals seeking treatment, it added.
A 36-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.
“Tonight, Baltimore is grappling with the impacts of another mass shooting that has taken the life of one Baltimorean and irreparably changed several others,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said in a statement.
Worley said investigators preliminarily believed the victims range in age from 22 to 45. Their conditions range from critical to stable.
Homicide detectives were on the scene Sunday night interviewing witnesses and residents and scouring the “extensive” scene for video and ballistic evidence, the police commissioner said. (TC 0:50)
Multiple firearms were found at the scene, prompting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to offer their assistance in the investigation, Worley said.
So far this year, there have been more than 350 mass shootings across the US, leaving 350 people dead and more than 1,500 people injured, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
“These tragic acts of violence – which are still too common in our city – are only possible because of the continued ease of access to guns on our streets. We cannot acknowledge this tragedy without acknowledging the role that the proliferation of guns plays in endangering our communities,” Scott said. — NNN-AGENCIES
