Baltimore Mass Shooting That Killed 2 People And Half of 28 Wounded Were Children

Baltimore mass shooting that occurred early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party left two people dead and 28 others injured, about half of them children, as investigators sought the public’s assistance in hunting down multiple suspects, police said.

Baltimore Mass Shooting That Killed 2 People And Half of 28 Wounded Were Children (PHOTO: WFLA)

Baltimore Mass Shooting

The motive of the gun violence is still unidentified, which flared at about 12:35 in the morning local time in a courtyard of grass and pavement between a pair of two-story rowhouse structures in South Baltimore’s Brooklyn Homes community.

CBS Baltimore reported that the shocking video shows moments during a mass shooting in Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood that had people running.

Two people were killed during the Baltimore mass shooting, an  18-year-old woman, identified as Aaliyah Gonzales, was pronounced dead at the scene, and 20-year-old Kylis Fagbemi was pronounced dead later at a local hospital and dozens were injured, according to police.

When officers arrived, they found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds, nine of the people injured were transported to hospitals from the scene, while the other 20 victims walked into several hospitals around the neighborhood, acting Baltimore City Police Commissioner Richard Worley told reporters on Sunday.

Sunday afternoon, officials said at a news conference that a total of 30 people were injured in gunshot wounds at the block party. The victims’ ages ranged from 13 to 32 years old, with 14 of the victims below the age of 18, police said.

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Police are looking for at least two suspects who opened fire and are investigating if there were any more.

Authorities are asking anyone with information in connection that would lead to the suspects of the incident to contact the homicide unit by calling 410-396-2100. Community members can also anonymously report tips to Metro Crime Stoppers, either by phone or online.