At least two people died and dozens more were injured in a shooting at a block party in Baltimore early on Sunday, the police said.
Just after 12:30 a.m., officers received multiple calls for a shooting at 800 Gretna Court, in Baltimore’s southern neighborhood of Brooklyn, the city’s acting police commissioner, Col. Richard Worley, said at a news conference on Sunday morning.
An 18-year-old woman was found dead at the scene, and shortly after, a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital, the police said in a statement.
Multiple other people had gunshot wounds, Colonel Worley said, and three were in critical condition.
Nine people were taken to hospitals, and 20 more took themselves to hospitals, he added.
Persons:
Richard Worley, Worley
Organizations:
Gretna Court
Locations:
Baltimore, Baltimore’s, Brooklyn