BALTIMORE (Maryland, US), Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people were wounded, including a 5-year-old girl, in a mass shooting in a neighborhood in Baltimore on Saturday night, local media reported.
The gunfire broke out shortly before 8:50 p.m. local time as people near the intersection of Spaulding and Queensberry Avenues gathered outside to eat, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley reported.
A man is in critical condition and undergoing surgery, it said, adding that police have not released any details about the suspected shooter or shooters.
Victims were shifted to the local hospital after emergency responders provided immediate medical assistance at the scene.
Currently, law enforcement officials are scouring the area, checking medical facilities as well, for potential walk-in victims who might have sought treatment on their own.
Detectives are also canvassing the area nearby, looking for witnesses, collecting evidence, and going through surveillance footage to figure out the circumstances that led to the shooting.
Authorities have also urged anyone with information pertaining to the shooting to contact Baltimore police. Investigations are currently underway.
On Aug 1 this year, a statement from Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott noted that there have been ‘historic reductions in violent crime through July of 2025’.
He noted there has been a 24.3 percent decrease in homicides and a 18.3 percent decline in nonfatal shootings. Up until August 1, 2025, Baltimore had 84 homicides- the fewest in over 50 years.
“The decreases we are seeing as a city are not a coincidence. They are the result of so many partners working together to advance our shared vision for a better, safer Baltimore- both today and for the generations to come,” Mayor Scott said, adding, “From the brave men and women of BPD, to our team at MONSE, to our partners in the Governor’s Office, the State Attorney’s Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Office of the Attorney General, to organizations working on the ground to prevent violence in our communities, and- most importantly- to residents standing up to violence in their neighborhoods, Baltimore is saying enough is enough. While we continue to see meaningful progress, we know that as long as we continue to lose neighbors to violence, we have to double down, and deepen the work that is driving these historic reductions.” — NNN-AGENCIES
