Two people were shot, one fatally, in Baltimore on Sunday, police said, following two homicides and a non-fatal shooting that were reported Saturday after a violent Friday.
Officers were dispatched to the 2500 block of Hollins Street in Shipley Hill around 2:02 p.m. Sunday and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Medics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
Early Sunday morning around 12:16 a.m., officers found a 31-year-old woman suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the shoulder in the 1700 block of Eastern Avenue in Fells Point. The woman was transported to a local hospital.
On Saturday, Western District police found the first victim, a 40-year-old man, at about 4:40 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Calhoun Street in Sandtown-Winchester. Patrol officers had heard gunfire in the area, and the city’s ShotSpotter gunshot alert system soon alerted police to the block.
Officers found the man suffering from gunshot wounds in the 1500 block of Leslie Street and he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Medical Center.
The second gunshot victim was found after Northeast District officers were dispatched to a home in the 4800 block of Claybury Avenue in Northeast Baltimore at about 6:20 p.m. Saturday to investigate a reported shooting. The officers found a 60-year-old man and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
At about 8:19 p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of East Monument Street in Milton-Montford and found a 26-year-old woman suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Police ask anyone with information to contact homicide detectives at 410-396-2100. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line, at 1-866-7LOCK-UP or through the Metro Crime Stoppers website.
Police reported Friday that seven people were reported shot in separate incidents across Baltimore on Friday, two fatally.
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