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Seven people, including a 3-year-old boy, were shot in an East Baltimore neighborhood Wednesday night, officials said, as police continue searching for the person or people responsible.
The victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to WBAL-TV. Their current conditions were not immediately available.
Officers responded to reports of gunshots at an intersection near East Fayette Street around 9 p.m. local time. The department is reviewing camera footage as investigators work to determine details about a suspect or suspects. A motive remains unclear.
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Newsweek contacted the Baltimore Police Department via email late Wednesday night.
What To Know
Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said during a news conference that an officer on duty heard gunshots in the area.
"When the officer turned the corner, he found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds, including a 3-year-old little boy," he said. "The officers immediately put the little boy in their patrol car, transporting him to the hospital, where he went into surgery, while other officers attended to the other victims."
Five other victims were taken to the hospital by medics, while another victim was able to "walk into an area hospital," Worley confirmed, adding that the victims "seem to have non life-threatening injuries at this time."
Worley urged anyone who may have seen "these cowards who pulled the trigger and shot this little boy" to contact the police.
Mayor Condemns Shooting
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott strongly condemned the person or people behind the violence, saying that "every single soul" in the city would ask who was responsible.
"To those individuals, there is no way for you to reclaim humanity after doing that," Scott said during the news conference. "But if you want to try to save yourself and save your soul, turn yourself in because everybody in the goddamn city should be looking for you."
Worley told WBAL-TV that there was no ongoing threat to the public.
When asked about a motive, he said, "It looks like all the gunfire was just fired in one direction."
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Gray R. Thomas
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