There was a manhunt after two people were killed and 28 others wounded in a mass shooting at a street party in the city of Baltimore, the latest deadly incident of gun violence in the United States.
The attack took place just after 12:30am (04:30 GMT) on Sunday in the Brooklyn Homes area in the southern part of the city, Richard Worley, the Baltimore Police Department’s acting commissioner informed Journalists at the scene.
According to Worley, the victims were adults, including three who are in critical condition. Nine people were transported by ambulance while 20 others walked into area hospitals with gunshot wounds.
“One 18-year-old woman was found dead at the scene in the East Coast port city, and a 20-year-old man died after being taken to hospital.”
“The wounded were being treated at area hospitals with three of them in critical condition,” he added.
However, No arrests were made immediately after the shooting. Worley said the police were working to identify a suspect and determine a motive for the shooting.
This is an extensive crime scene, our detectives are going to be here quite a while,” he uttered.
According to a witness, hundreds of people gathered in the area for an event called “Brooklyn Day.”
Also, Lakell Nelson, 54, said there had been several false alarms of people mistaking the sounds of fireworks for gunfire earlier in the night while she was at the street party. However, by the time she was getting to her car, the actual shooting began.
“The shots were just going on and on and on,” she stated.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, while speaking to newsmen at the crime scene, condemned the shooting.
“This is an absolute tragedy that did not have to happen,” he said. “It again highlights the impacts and the need to deal with the over-proliferation of illegal guns on our streets and the ability for those who should not have them to get their hands on them.
“We will not stop until we find those cowards who decided to just shoot dozens of people, causing two people to lose their lives,” he added.
