BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two teenagers were shot in downtown Baltimoreone of their deadly – near the harbor on Saturday, according to authorities.
officers on patrol near the Inner Harbor responded to sounds of bullets fly through air at 7:34 p.m., police said.
The police say double The shooting happened here in the Inner Harbor around 7:30. 17-year- an elderly woman and a man were taken to a local hospital @wjz rice.twitter.com/h6IQYfjLnj
— Stetson Miller (@stetsonmreports) May 29, 2022
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They are found 17-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy with gunshot wounds in block 300 of East Pratt Street. 17-yearThe old man died from his injuries.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison told reporters that the police were in in area at that time of shooting.
“There were about 20 officers. in this is very area”Harrison said. “They were in block when it happened and arrived to the victims in seconds.”
Commissioner Harrison says two 17-year-olds shot old people here on Light and Pratt. One of they were spoken dead. The police are still looking for criminal @wjz rice.twitter.com/aTlbPh3usW
— Stetson Miller (@stetsonmreports) May 29, 2022
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Large police presence in popular part of According to Harrison, the shooter was not stopped in downtown Baltimore. There were 20 officers. in in area at that time of shooting, he said.
Baltimore Police Department plans have the same number of officers in city center area over remainder of in holiday weekend, he said. But the number of officers deployed in in area is not main issueHarrison said.
“It’s about them doing it right in front of the police, he said. “So it’s about them. bad decision to do this in despite of police officers. So this is a more important conversation than deployment.”
Anyone with information about the shooting can call detectives at 410-396-2411 or they can contact Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7lockup.
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