Central District Officers Report Shooting of Five People Near North Eutaw Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 27, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

On May 26, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were patrolling at the intersection of North Eutaw Street and West Saratoga Street when they heard discharging from the surrounding area.

Officers then observed citizens running on the 200 block of North Eutaw Street and began investigating the discharging. As officers continued to canvass the area, they located four victims suffering from gunshot wounds and, moments later, were notified that another victim, the fifth victim, walked into an area hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. The victims’ ages are as follows: 55, 58, 41, 63, and 38-years-old.

Preliminary investigation revealed that one of the victims had a verbal altercation with an unknown individual when the unknown individual brandished a firearm and shot the victim. The suspect continued firing several rounds, at the victim, striking four additional victims.

Four victims were transported by medics to area hospitals for treatment of their injuries. All of the victims’ injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.

Central District shooting detectives responded and assumed control over this investigation.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Central District shooting detectives at 410-396-2411 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.