Southwest District Detectives Launch Shooting Investigation Following Incident on Wilkens Avenue

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On Aug. 13, at approximately 1:28 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 1600 block of Wilkens Avenue, for a report of a shooting.

Once there, officers located a crime scene inside of a business in that block. No victims were on scene.

Moments later, officers were dispatched to an area hospital in reference to a walk-in shooting victim.

Upon arrival, officers located an unidentified male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

The victim was immediately taken into surgery for treatment of life-threatening wounds.

Due to the victim’s condition, Homicide detectives have been notified. Anyone with information is urged to contact detectives at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.