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Police ID Two Men Killed In Mass Northwest DC Shooting
Southeast resident Anthony Brown, and Baltimore resident Jay Lucks, both 32, were among the seven shot on Sunday morning during an incident that remains under investigation a day later. At approximately 3 a.m. on March 17, gunshots rang out in the 700 block of P Street NW near 7th Street,...
Victim speaks after 3 teens arrested for attempted Federal Hill carjacking
Police are investigating an attempted early evening carjacking in Federal Hill. Baltimore police said they arrested three teenagers in connection with the incident. According to police, around 6:15 p.m. Sunday evening, a man who asked to be identified as "Val" and his 8-year-old son pulled over for a moment on East Wheeling Street when several teens walked up to the car.
Man Suffering Multiple Gunshot Wounds Crashes Car
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On March 15, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers responded to the 3000 block of East Pratt Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers located an unidentified male victim inside...
Woman dies from fire caused by 'improperly discarded smoking materials' in Dundalk
BALTIMORE -- An early morning fire in Dundalk took the life of a woman, a dog, and left a man in critical condition. Miana Massey spoke with neighbors, and heard from fire crews about how the blaze started."I saw them drag the hoses in. I could see the fire coming from the back of the house and the smoke," Al Donaldson, a neighbor, said. "My first thoughts were for tom and his wife, and they have two German Shepherds." Fire crews responded to the 2100 block of Shortway just after 2:30 a.m. "They arrived within minutes and had heavy fire coming from the...
Baltimore has a machine gun problem
Two men, holding seemingly identical Glock handguns, stand side-by-side in front of a silhouette-shaped target at an indoor shooting range. They aim their guns and open fire. The man on the left squeezes the trigger 15 times, emptying his clip in a few seconds. The person on the right was able to empty one clip, […]
Lansdowne house fire injures four firefighters, displaces 11 residents Monday afternoon
A house fire in Baltimore County injured four firefighters Monday afternoon. The “fast-moving” fire near Hammonds Ferry Road and First Avenue in Lansdowne also displaced seven adults and four children, the Baltimore County Fire Department said. The firefighters were taken to a hospital, and the fire was under control at 4:10 p.m. the department said. This story will be updated. ©2024 Baltimore ...
Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy Leads To Arrests Of 12 Individuals On Drug-Trafficking Charges
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and other Baltimore city officials announced the indictments of 12 individuals believed to be members of a drug trafficking organization after the city conducted a four-month long investigation in the city’s Irvington neighborhood, located on the Southside of Baltimore. During a March 14 press conference, Mayor Scott said that the indictments represented an important development for reducing crime in the city. “This is about going after those responsible for driving violence across our city and inflicting harm upon our communities.” As WBALTV reported, Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which included the investigation concluding with the arrests of 10 individuals ranging...
7 victims of deadly Shaw shooting had just left club, sources say
Two men were shot and killed and five other people were shot and wounded, including two women, when at least one shooter opened fire from a car early Sunday in the Shaw neighborhood of Northwest D.C. The seven people were standing at Seventh and P streets NW at about 3...
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