Three people were killed among seven shootings in Baltimore this past weekend, marking a violent stretch for a city that is experiencing one of its safest years in decades.
Police said seven other people were injured in shootings from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, with the victims ranging in age from 18 to 32 years old.
Investigators have not made any arrests in the crimes.
Authorities said a man was killed in a Sunday afternoon shooting near the Forest Park neighborhood in Northwest Baltimore. Officers found the man lying unconscious at the scene just before 2 p.m. He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. Police did not disclose his identity.
Earlier Sunday, a 20-year-old man was fighting for his life after he was shot in the Lakeland neighborhood in South Baltimore, authorities said. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
A triple shooting Saturday afternoon in West Baltimore left one man dead and two others wounded, police said. Gunshots erupted at about 2 p.m. in Walbrook, and authorities helped transport the two injured men to hospitals. Officials did not disclose the slain man’s identity.
A 32-year-old man had been hit by gunfire about 30 minutes before the triple shooting, police said. The victim is expected to survive.
Two people were injured in separate shootings before dawn Saturday.
Police said a 26-year-old man took himself to a hospital at about 4 a.m. after he was shot close to Joseph Lee Park near Greektown.
A half-hour earlier, authorities said a 31-year-old man was seriously wounded in a shooting downtown.
A Friday shooting on the edge of downtown was the weekend’s first killing, according to police. Officers responded to West Saratoga Street at about 8:40 p.m. to find a 23-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds.
They were rushed to a hospital, where police said the man died from his injuries. Authorities didn’t reveal his identity.
Baltimore police data has documented 119 killings this year, a 33% decline from the same date last year. Overall, violent crime is down nearly 19% year-to-date, with sharp declines in nonfatal shootings (down 24%), rapes (down 29%) and carjackings and robberies (down 37%).
The city is on track to experience its lowest annual homicide total since the 1960s, according to police records.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, a Democrat, touted the crime decline earlier this month when he said, “this progress is not a coincidence.”
“The reductions are the direct result of everyone working together toward a safer Baltimore,” Mr. Scott said.
• Matt Delaney can be reached at mdelaney@washingtontimes.com.
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