Two-year-old boy is shot in the FACE and man dies after gunman opened fire on a car and bystanders in Baltimore: Three others hospitalized as shooter on the run
- A man is dead, while a two-year-old is injured after being shot in the face
- A woman driving the boy and a six-year-old crashed her car after the shooting
- The six-year-old was injured from the car crash but not shot
One person is dead, while a two-year-old, a six-year-old and two adults are critically injured after a shooter – who remains on the run – fired into a car that eventually crashed in west Baltimore Saturday night.
The incident occurred around 6:39 p.m. Saturday night at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street, with cops responding to reports of multiple gunshots.
When officers arrived, they found not only two men with bullet wounds but down the street, a woman who had crashed her car into a pole with two boys, ages six and two, in the car.
A city councilmember confirmed that the two-year-old boy had been shot in the face.
One person is dead, while a two-year-old, six-year-old and two adults are critically injured after a shooter – who remains on the run – fired into a car that eventually crashed in west Baltimore Saturday night
The two-year-old is in critical condition, while the woman was is in critical condition as well after both being shot and injured from the crash.
The six-year-old was also injured by the crash but wasn’t hit by a bullet.
One of the men shot was eventually pronounced dead at a local hospital, while another is in stable condition at a local hospital.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gave a pointed statement at a press conference after the shooting, according to CBS News.
‘To black men in Baltimore. I see a lot of folks trying to be acting like they tough. Were they really weak because Only weak people shoot somebody when you know children are right there,’ said Scott, who is black.
‘And if you’re harboring that person, and that’s your homeboy, that’s your that’s your man and that’s your cousin. I don’t care who it is, then you’re weak too.’
Scott also expressed ‘thoughts and prayers’ to the families and victims, but said that ‘more than anything, it should be anger for all of us.’
The incident occurred around 6:39 p.m. Saturday night at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street, with cops responding to reports of multiple gunshots
When officers arrived, they found not only two men with bullet wounds but down the street, a woman who had crashed her car into a pole with two boys, ages six and two, in the car
Police Commissioner Michael Harrison (pictured) said that they aren’t sure who the intended target of the shooting was
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (pictured) gave a pointed statement at a press conference after the shooting
Baltimore police are still on the lookout for the shooter and suggested that there may have been more than one gunman.
The BPD’s Homicide unit have taken control of the investigation, according to WMAR.
Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said that they aren’t sure who the intended target of the shooting was, according to WBAL.
Anyone with information is urged to contact detectives at 410-396-2100.
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