One Child, Three Teens, Five Adults Shot in Baltimore Tuesday

By Caroline Myers [former] - September 15, 2021
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Nine people were shot, one fatally, in Baltimore City on Sept. 14.

According to several press releases from the Baltimore Police Department, the first shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m. when officers were informed of a potential shooting by a Shot Spotter alert. When they arrived, police found a man who had been shot multiple times.

He was taken to a hospital where he later died.

Three hours later around 5:30 p.m., officers found a woman shot in the stomach on the 2800 block of Boarman Avenue. Nearby, officers also found a 33-year-old man on the 2700 block of Park Heights Avenue who had been shot in the wrist.

A child and two teenagers were also shot on the 1700 block of N. Milton Avenue around 9 p.m on Tuesday. The 12-year-old boy, 14-year-old girl, and 17-year-old girl were all taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A fourth victim, a 14-year-old girl who was also shot in the same incident, had walked to a hospital for treatment for her non-life threatening injuries. 

Around the same time on the 400 block of E. Baltimore St., commonly known as “The Block,” officers found a 35-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and is listed as stable. 

Meanwhile, shortly before 9 p.m., officers were called to the 3900 block of Cranston Avenue after it was reported that a man had been shot in the head. The victim was a 21-year-old male who was taken to a hospital and is listed as stable.