July 2 (Reuters) - Police in Baltimore said that two people had died and 28 others were injured in a mass shooting early on Sunday morning at a housing block in the city.
An 18-year-old female was pronounced dead at the scene and a 20-year-old male was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital, the police said.
Nine people were transported from the scene to local hospitals, while 20 others affected walked into hospitals in the area, police said.
"Nine critically injured patients were stabilized and transferred to Baltimore trauma centers," it said, adding that all but one patient had been released.
The police department said that at about 12:35 a.m. on Sunday officers responded to calls of a reported shooting at 800 block of Gretna Court.
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