MASS SHOOTING IN SOUTH BALTIMORE | 30 people shot, 2 killed during block party

We're hitting the airwaves here with some breaking news. Baltimore City Police are investigating a

mass

shooting

in

south

Baltimore. Fox 45 was first on the scene and sent a team of reporters online telling us

shot

s were fired at a house

party

in Brooklyn. hurting dozens of

people

Fox 45's Vince Hill is on the scene Vince, what are you learning this morning? Yes, Taylor, let me go ahead and show you this crime scene and how extensive it is. Now you can see the investigators in the background still collecting evidence. It happened around 12:30. so go ahead take a look at the video of this scene when we arrived around one o'clock this morning, Acting Commissioner Richard Worley about an hour ago giving details on this

shooting

, this is what he had to say. in the morning, shortly after 12:30 a.m. m.

This morning, officers received numerous calls about a shooting with Arena 800 in the courthouse upon officers' arrival. We have located several victims suffering from gun

shot

wounds. We located a deceased adult female at the scene. Nine additional victims were transported from the scene to area hospitals, and another 20 victims were admitted to hospitals throughout the region. Our detectives are currently working an extensive crime scene. The two deceased victims we have are adults. We have three other victims who are in critical condition. Our hearts and prayers are sent to the families and friends of these victims, as well as the community and our entire city.

This is an extensive crime scene. Our detectives will be here for quite some time. If anyone saw anything or knows anything, please. call 9-1-1 or call the Metro Crime Stoppers location at 1-866-7. We have members of a fire department officer. Emergency Management, as well as other jurisdictions working with us to try to determine a motive again. Call 1-866. -7 lockdown and at this time I will hand it over to Mayor Scott, there are 30 30 admissions in total one dead here on site one leader died in the hospital three right now in critical condition the other injuries are not known at this time Mayor Scott took no questions this morning, but this is what I had to say to the shooter or shooters and I want those responsible to listen to me, listen to me very clearly, we will not stop until we find them and we will find them until then, I hope. with every breath you take, you think about the lives you took and you think about the lives you impacted here tonight, it's unclear if there were multiple shooters here in this scene, here live again, a

mass

shooting that left 27

people

dead. injured two dead for now live in Baltimore Vincent Hill Fox 45 News okay thanks Vincent we'll come at 7:30.

Let's hear from Rebecca Pryor, she recorded this video of the remains of that

block

party

abandoned by people who were afraid of losing. The lives of her scooters bottles of debris everywhere on the ground now our team's coverage extends beyond the scene, although Alexa Ashwell compiled this video from MedStar Harbor Hospital where we learned several victims were taken for treatment. We saw several ambulances, fire trucks and police cars pull up. to that hospital scene now we were the first on the scene and the first report overnight with updates on our website we want you to stay with us here fox

baltimore

.com for all your updates both here on air and online 24 hours of the day now for Baltimore, this is the fifth mass shooting of at least five people this year two weeks ago six people were injured and that mass shooting along Cold Spring Road in Baltimore and the leaders of that community called for more police in Area City Councilman Mark Conway, who represents the district, took those concerns directly to Interim Commissioner Richard Worley, how do we plan to address these issues?

Because I can tell you people are really frustrated and we can't just say we're working on it, it takes time, we're not getting 100%. officers in the short term I think the next class only has 20 or 22. A closer look at the department. The staffing issue shows that several hundred officers would need to be patrolling and responding to crime. Now former Deputy Commissioner Jason Johnson explains that it affects tactics and your overall safety, we know that the number of uniformed patrol officers there is is not the only factor that is important in public safety, there are many others, but this is critical, This I would dare to say is the most critical. the department's ability to immediately respond to a crisis The president of the city's police union, Sergeant Michael Mancuso, says current staffing levels leave only 10 to 14 officers on patrol at any given time on each shift in the nine BPD districts in Annapolis, hundreds of bills were passed last legislative session.

It was signed, but only one strengthened the sentence for illegal weapons, others were ignored, so all this brings us to our question of the day. Should Governor Westmore call an immediate special session to combat violent crime? Visit foxbaltimer.com to evaluate the surveys we just opened. are airing here with breaking news Baltimore City Police are investigating a mass shooting in

south

Baltimore. Reports indicate shots were fired during a street party near Brooklyn homes. An early morning press conference. Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley gave us this update on the incident. Good morning. just after 12 30 a.m. This morning, officers received numerous calls about a shooting with Arena 800 on the court.

Upon officer's arrival, we located several victims suffering from gunshot wounds. We located a deceased adult female at the scene. Nine additional victims were transported from the scene. to area hospitals, in addition, another 20 victims were admitted to hospitals throughout the region. Our detectives are currently working an extensive crime scene. The two deceased victims we have are adults. We have three other victims who are in critical condition. Our hearts and prayers are with us. to the families sending the families and friends of these victims as well as the community and our entire city, this is an extensive crime scene, our detectives will be here for quite some time, if anyone saw anything or knows anything please call 9-1-1 or call the local Metro Crime Stoppers lockout at 1-866-7.

We have members of our fire department and Emergency Management officials, as well as other jurisdictions working with us to try to determine a motive again. Call 1-866-7. At this time, I'll turn it over to Mayor Scott to continue coverage from Brooklyn with more information about what happened before this chaos. Rebecca, we're told hundreds of people are gathering there for what the community is calling Brooklyn Day, yes Taylor, that's right, Brooklyn. Brooklyn Day is a time-honored tradition in this neighborhood, it's a celebration that has been going on every year for, I'm told, potentially decades, it's been going on for a long time, talking to people in this community, it's You can say that this day is something that you cherish, it is something that you look forward to every year, it is a Gathering of Time, you come together to share happy and joyful memories and unfortunately today this beloved celebration has become terribly tragic.

Take a look, these are the remains of a beautiful gathering that has been torn apart by senseless gun violence. What people who live here have told me is that this is not the remains of a wild night, but rather that it was a community party where people dropped what they had in their hands and ran as fast as they could through the crowds. rubble that covered the ground. I saw cell phones, purses, backpacks, jackets, various shoes. You can see a pair here on the corner of the sidewalk and another bright orange pair about 10 feet away in the middle of the road.

They apparently took off their sandals and continued to flee barefoot as they ran for their lives again. This is a much-loved event with music, food, free drinks. It is an event for families. Many young people were here and the police have confirmed that several minors are among the 30 victims. this day Brooklyn day to say to the people who hope to return each year this day will never be the same this day will never be celebrated in the same way the people who have witnessed this tragedy will never be the same and the friends and family of the victims They will never be the same reporting live from Brooklyn Rebecca Fryer Fox 45 News I'm Mary Bubala, thanks for watching.

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