Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, and Kylis Fagbemi, 20, were shot dead while attending a block party over the weekend. Another 28 people were injured in the mass shooting.Photo:Metro Crime Stoppers Of Maryland Facebook
Metro Crime Stoppers Of Maryland Facebook
“This is an absolute tragedy that did not have to happen,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said ata press conference within hours of the shooting. “It again highlights the impact and the need to deal with the over-proliferation of illegal guns on our streets and the ability for those who should not have them, to get their hands on them.”
Baltimore police have seized 1,345 illegal guns so far this year, Scott said, noting that most illegal guns trafficked into Maryland from out of state.
“We have to always be reminded when we talk about incidents like this, that these are individuals that made the choice to pull that trigger,” Scott said. “But that choice was given to them because of the access to illegal guns.”
In the hours after the shooting, police line tape cordoned off multiple blocks of the Brooklyn neighborhood: overturned tables and empty chairs were deserted on the lawn and drink bottles littered the streets.AP Photo/Julio Cortez
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Police received multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting at the block party around 12:35 a.m. Sunday. All but five of the surviving 28 people shot – spanning in age from 13 to 32 – are teenagers, according to police.
Police are investigating a mass shooting in Baltimore, in which 30 people were shot Sunday. Police say at least two people are responsible. No arrests have been made.Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
K-9 units had recovered multiple different shell casings after canvassing the area, police said. The commissioner asked members of the community to turn over videos, including those recorded on door security cameras, to aid in the investigation. Police are attempting to identify suspects through some videos already collected, including those posted on social media. No arrests have yet been made in connection to the shooting
The shooting occurred in the 800 block of Gretna Court in Baltimore’s Brooklyn, a marginalized area, which city officials noted has some of the city’s highest unemployment rates and violent crime rates.
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