Ongoing Shootings in the US... 12 Shot in Baltimore in One Day

Baltimore Records Over 300 Homicides for 5 Consecutive Years

On October 22 last year (local time), police officers armed with guns are searching for the suspect on the campus of Ridgeway High School in Santa Rosa, California, USA, where a shooting incident occurred. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] In Baltimore, Maryland, USA, eight shooting incidents occurred in a single day on the weekend of the 11th (local time). Twelve people were shot in these incidents, five of whom died.

According to the AP News on the 12th, in the northeastern area of Baltimore, three women were found with gunshot wounds inside a car around 2:30 a.m. on the 11th. Among them, a 28-year-old victim was transported to the hospital but died.

In the southeastern area, a 46-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg was found by police. Another 40-year-old man, also a victim of the same shooting incident, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and sought hospital treatment.

Around 2:30 p.m., police found a man with fatal gunshot wounds in southeastern Baltimore. Less than 30 minutes later, a shooting occurred in the central Baltimore area, injuring a 37-year-old man.

The shootings continued into the evening. Around 7 p.m., a 38-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds in the northeast. About an hour later, in the southwest, another shooting incident left one person injured and one dead.

A few minutes later, a 37-year-old man was rescued with serious injuries in the northeast. Finally, around 11 p.m., a 24-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds in northwestern Baltimore.

Baltimore, which recorded 348 homicides last year alone, has seen more than 300 homicides annually for five consecutive years.

Brandon Scott, Baltimore City Council President, issued a statement condemning the violence the following day, emphasizing, "The violence is deeply heartbreaking and must stop immediately."

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